Abstract
Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) is a common chronic disease of the Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) worldwide, affecting 87.4 million people with 257,500 mortality turnouts in the year 2015. PUD is a painful open sore that develops in the wall lining of the lower part of the esophagus, the stomach, or the duodenum. PUD has both internal and external causative factors, of which Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a major role player, accounting for 70–95% of its prevalence rate globally. H. pylori infection is acquired generally during the younger ages of life with its various mode of transmission, and with a prevalence rate of 90% in some developing countries, but remains asymptomatic till later years in life. This chapter attempts to provide the overview of H. pylori infection among young people, since they differ from the elderly, in terms of its prevalence rate, its risk factors, its complication rate, its diagnostic tests and managements, and its higher rate of antibiotic resistance.