 [ Symptoms ] ulcer i have severe pain in my stomach and nausea what can i do to help i can not eat without pain in my stomach i have nausea a lot but on the rare occasion when i vomit nothing comes up [ Disease ] your first step is to exclude any underlying medical causes such as a thyroid condition connective tissue disease or an infectious process when you wash your hands avoid cleansers that contain alcohol this will further dry your hands your next step is to focus on moisturizing and hydrating your hands