Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Step1
Barry Marshall went through hell as a resident in medicine when he stated that peptic ulcers were caused by at bacterium called Helicobacter pylori
(H.pylori) He was almost shown the exit door by the medical profession which believed what psychiatrists had been saying for 50 years, that ulcers are caused by stress, depression and emotional flummery.
Step2
Now, Marshall is being awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine. He proved that antacids will never work to cure ulcers, even though they mask the problem for a while, because ulcers are caused by bacterial infection and the only way to get rid of them is with antibiotics. You need to know your options even if your good old doctor buddy doesn't.
Step3
Now, many years later, the idea that bacterium is the real cause of ulcers has been accepted by most of the medical community, although some doctors still tell patients to use Tagamet or one of the other acid inhibitors. Why? Money, folks, money. If you have a serious ulcer problem check this website: www.fflt.org and STOP taking those ulcer pills that don't work.