peptic

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Last year, the “Dancing in the Dark” and “Born in the U.S.A” singer postponed several shows due to his digestive illness, peptic ulcer disease, which is not mentioned in the documentary.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

Last month, Bruce Springsteen announced that he was was postponing his September tour dates due to a peptic ulcer, which is a type of sore in the stomach lining or small intestine.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

People who are treated “recover completely from peptic ulcer disease,” Dr. Lawrence Kosinski of the American Gastroenterological Association told AP.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have postponed their remaining September shows because of the 73-year-old rocker’s struggles with peptic ulcer disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023

A sound peptic stomach does not yield so tamely to the precepts of the head or heart.

From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas