The opening session of the Nuremberg Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 18 October 1945. Â© 2012 Yad Vashem The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority. The majority of the perpetrators and collaborators were never brought to justice.
People with anxiety and high amounts of stress have been observed to have higher than normal rates of ulcers and more frequent infections caused by H. pylori. (4) Stress weakens the immune system and worsens digestion, making it more likely you become sick from various bacteria or microbes you come into contact with.
A rare cause of peptic ulcers is Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. In this condition, the stomach makes too much acid, damaging the stomach lining. Although there is no evidence to prove that emotional or mental stress causes ulcers, it does seem to make ulcers worse in some people. But the connection is still controversial.