My uncle had terrible problems with stomach ulcers because of the stress he had to deal with. True story.
Were not going to be the ones to dispute unimpeachable my uncle did this anecdotal evidence, clearly but is it possible that he had to deal with a load of stress due to the fact that he had terrible problems with stomach ulcers? Just a thought. Because ulcers, whether stomach or intestinal, are caused by the presence of a bacterium, helicobacter pylori. Half the population of the world have these nasty little fellas brooding inside them, meaning that its the most widespread infection in the world today. Despite this, only 10-15% of people with a helicobacter pylori infection develop ulcers. No ones entirely sure why that is, but maybe, like punters avoiding random pub psychos, the other 85-90% of the population just kept their heads down, avoided eye contact and bought them a drink when they bumped into them at the bar. Whatever the reason for the unpredictable effects of infection, its definitely not caused by stress or spicy food, for that matter. Your uncle just has lairy little men inside him that hate his guts.
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