Methods Of Treating Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome causes a singular tumor or multiple tumors to form in the upper portion of a patient's small intestine. The tumors, otherwise known as gastrinomas, create excess gastrin. This is a necessary hormone for individuals, but in excess amounts, it destroys the balance of the gastrointestinal system. The stomach produces too much acid. Since there's more acid than the body can handle, patients experience diarrhea and peptic ulcers. Though the disease can develop at any time, most patients initially develop symptoms between twenty and fifty years old.