do u have ulcer? maybe ur stressed
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Philippines
December 14, 2006 11:34pm CST
Despite the finding that a bacterial infection is the cause of ulcers in 75% of cases, there is ongoing support for stress as a possible cause for ulcers.
An expert panel convened by the Academy of Behavioral Medicine research concluded that ulcers are not merely an infectious disease and that psychological factors do play a significant role.[2]The discovery that Helicobacter pylori is a cause of peptic ulcer has tempted many to conclude that psychological factors are unimportant. But this is dichotomised thinking. There is solid evidence that psychological stress triggers many ulcers and impairs response to treatment, while helicobacter is inadequate as a monocausal explanation as most infected people do not develop ulcers. Psychological stress probably functions most often as a cofactor with H pylori. It may act by stimulating the production of gastric acid or by promoting behaviour that causes a risk to health. Unravelling the aetiology of peptic ulcer will make an important contribution to the biopsychosocial model of disease.[3]
--wikipedia
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