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Don't mean to hijack the thread but ulcers have nothing to do with how hard you study or how stressfull your life is; it is a misconception that really needs to
by phishphood 15y ago
Don't mean to hijack the thread but ulcers have nothing to do with how hard you study or how stressfull your life is; it is a misconception that really needs to be put to rest.
Most ulcers are caused by h. pylori infection (and sometimes by over-medication in childrens cases).
Your friend most likely ate unshashed fruits/vegetables overseas, or had access to someone who did
- skunkworks 15y agoWe all have h. pylori in our stomachs, but only some of us have ulcers. This is because stress plays a role in weakening the stomach's defenses, giving h. pylori a chance to create ulcers.
- jgamman 15y agoi believe the nobel prize committee begs to differ: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2005/press.html http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2005/p...
- streptomycin 15y ago> Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the stomach in about 50% of all humans.