Sodium polyacrylate - Applications. 1  Sodium polyacrylate and other derivatives of polyacrylic acid have a wide variety of commercial and industrial uses. 2  Sequestering agents in detergent products, such as dish detergent and laundry detergent. [2] 3  Thickening agent for products such as hair styling gel [2]
1 Ulcers in the stomach may enlarge and erode through a blood vessel, causing bleeding. 2  Aside from medication, the most common cause of a stomach ulcer is an infection with a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori.
Ulcers and pains. Symptoms of ulcers in the upper small intestine (duodenal ulcers) and in the stomach (gastric ulcers) are similar, except for when pain occurs.1  Pain from a duodenal ulcer may occur several hours after you eat (when the stomach is empty) and may improve after you eat.2  Pain also may wake you in the middle of the night.ommon ulcer symptoms include: 1  A burning, aching pain-or a pain that feels like hunger-between the navel and the breastbone. 2  The pain sometimes extends to the back. 3  Belly pain that can last from a few minutes to a few hours and that usually goes away for a while after you take an antacid or acid reducer.