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Category - Diseases and Conditions

Which is true about gastric ulcer?
  1. Short duration of pain episodes
  2. Heart burn is common
  3. Ingestion of food causes the pain
  4. Night pain is more common
Explanation
Answer: C - Ingestion of food causes the pain is true about gastric ulcer.

Pain is caused immediately after ingestion of food due to a gastric ulcer. The pain before food ingestion indicates duodenal ulcer. The symptoms in the other options are characteristic of duodenal ulcer.
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