STRESS CAUSES GASTRIC MUCOSAL DAMAGE – (06-20-05)



H pylori and stress on the augmentation of gastric mucosal damage and its prevention with á-tocopherol

Regular readers of the Updates will know that I feel that H. pylori infection is merely opportunistic as a result of predisposing factors such as stress, hypochlorhydria (which is a frequent side effect of chronic stress), reduced vit C intake, etc…

This article further supports my position, finding that mice subject to chronic stress have drastically worsened ulcers.  This situation was remedied with the addition, of Vit E (which, ironically, many would now believe will kill us as result of unbalanced media attention on slightly increased mortality rates from Vit E which I have addressed in prior Updates).  As an aside, I’m not sure I like the idea of immersing mice in water for up to 8 hrs just to see if the stress will make their ulcers worse; something they could’ve just asked me…

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James Bogash

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