Depending on the cause of your stomach ulcer, treatment options will vary. If your stomach ulcer is not caused by H. pylori, your doctor will most likely prescribe antacids or other medications. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and histamine (H2) receptor antagonists are common medications that doctors may prescribe to relieve your symptoms of a stomach ulcer.
PPI medications may include:
- Esomeprazole (Nexium)
- Lansaprazole (Prevacid)
- Omeprazole (Prilosec)
- Pantoprazole (Protonix)
- Rabeprazole (Aciphex)
H2 receptor antagonists may include:
- Cimetidine (Tagamet)
- Famotidine (Pepcid)
- Nizatidine (Axid)
- Ranitidine (Zantac)
If H. pylori is the cause of your gastric ulcers, your doctor can prescribe antibiotics. You must follow your antibiotic regimen exactly as prescribed by your doctor or you will risk recurrence of infection.
Most often, your doctor will prescribe two antibiotics for 14 days. You may be given antibiotics such as:
- Amoxicillin
- Clarithromycin (Biaxin)
- Metronidazole (Flagyl)
- Tetracycline