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.
UPPER ABDOMINAL PAIN 8 An ulcer may penetrate into a blood vessel to cause bleeding, anaemia and weakness before any pain is felt. Most ulcers cause pain high up in the abdomen, which is often worst just before a meal and relieved by eating. Other symptoms include a feeling of fullness, excess burping and indigestion. The diagnosis can be proved by a barium meal x-ray or gastroscopy.