Do I Have an Ulcer Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. How have your appetite and weight changed alongside digestive symptoms?
My appetite and weight have not changed alongside these symptoms.
My appetite was briefly lower during a stressful or busy day, then returned.
Recurring discomfort or early fullness has repeatedly reduced how much I eat.
I have unintended weight loss with persistent pain, repeated vomiting, trouble swallowing, or pronounced weakness.
2. What has happened as you have waited, adjusted meals, or used ordinary self-care for recurring symptoms?
I have not needed self-care for the symptoms covered here.
One mild episode settled and has not returned.
Symptoms keep returning or only improve temporarily.
Symptoms are rapidly worsening or now include bleeding, fainting, severe tenderness, or inability to keep fluids down.
3. Imagine an ordinary night from the past two weeks. What most closely matches your experience?
Upper-abdominal pain has woken me repeatedly on more than one night.
I have slept without upper-abdominal discomfort waking me.
I had one short episode of mild indigestion before bed.
I woke with severe abdominal pain together with faintness, sweating, or pronounced weakness.
4. During the past two weeks, which best describes sensations in your upper abdomen, between your breastbone and navel?
I have not noticed discomfort in that area.
I have occasionally felt mild fullness after an unusually large meal.
I have repeatedly felt burning, aching, or gnawing discomfort there.
I have had intense pain with an abdomen that felt hard or extremely tender.
5. Which description best matches your recent bowel movements?
They have looked usual for me, without unexplained darkening or blood.
I noticed a minor temporary change associated with a known food or supplement.
They have become unusually dark more than once without an obvious explanation.
I passed black, sticky, tar-like stool or saw substantial blood.
6. What is your relevant medical history?
I previously had an ulcer or H. pylori infection and now have recurring upper-abdominal symptoms.
I have no known ulcer or H. pylori history and no current symptoms covered here.
I previously had an ulcer or H. pylori infection but have no current symptoms.
I have a prior ulcer history and now have blood in vomit, black tar-like stool, fainting, or sudden severe pain.
7. What happens when you rest or use an over-the-counter antacid as directed for upper-abdominal discomfort?
I have not had discomfort that made me try either approach.
Severe pain persists or worsens, especially with marked abdominal tenderness.
Occasional mild indigestion settles completely and does not keep returning.
Recurring discomfort improves only briefly and then returns.
8. How have abdominal symptoms affected eating or drinking recently?
I sometimes avoid or delay meals because discomfort or early fullness keeps returning.
They have not affected my usual eating or drinking.
Mild, brief discomfort has made me eat a little more slowly.
Severe pain or repeated vomiting has made me unable to keep food or fluids down.
9. Over the past few days, how have nausea or vomiting affected your ability to drink?
I felt mildly nauseated but could drink normally.
I have not had nausea or vomiting affecting fluids.
I vomited once but could keep fluids down afterward.
I have vomited repeatedly or cannot keep fluids down.
10. How long have upper-abdominal discomfort, nausea, or related digestive changes been occurring?
They have recurred for several days or longer.
I had one brief, mild episode that has not returned.
They are persistent or worsening and now include unintended weight loss, marked weakness, or repeated vomiting.
I have not noticed these symptoms.
11. Suppose you focus on your most intense recent abdominal episode. Which account is closest?
I had familiar, mild indigestion that passed fairly quickly.
I had recurring or worsening pain without sudden collapse or severe tenderness.
I have not had an abdominal pain episode.
Pain was sudden and severe, or came with a rigid abdomen, faintness, sweating, or breathing difficulty.
12. If you have felt sick or vomited recently, which description fits best?
I have had mild nausea but have not vomited.
I have not experienced nausea or vomiting.
I vomited once, without blood or dark grainy material, and then recovered.
My vomit contained blood or dark material resembling coffee grounds.
13. While going about your day, have you experienced weakness, dizziness, or fainting?
I have had recurring unexplained lightheadedness or unusual weakness.
I briefly felt lightheaded after standing quickly, and it resolved immediately.
I fainted or became confused, breathless, clammy, or extremely weak.
I have not experienced these changes.
14. Which statement best describes your recent use of aspirin or anti-inflammatory pain medicines such as ibuprofen or naproxen?
I use one frequently and have recurring upper-abdominal discomfort.
I have not recently used these medicines.
I used one occasionally as directed and have not noticed digestive symptoms.
While using one, I developed black tar-like stool, blood in vomit, fainting, or sudden severe pain.
15. How does eating relate to any upper-abdominal discomfort you experience?
Recurring discomfort appears when my stomach is empty, at night, or after meals.
I only notice brief fullness after eating more than usual.
I do not experience upper-abdominal discomfort around meals.
Eating is followed by severe pain that does not ease or rapidly worsens.