As Recently as the 1980s, the Medical Establishment Believed Ulcers

question 97

Multiple Choice

As recently as the 1980s, the medical establishment believed ulcers to be caused by stress and an increase in gastric acidity. How has the current understanding of ulcer development changed patient treatment?

• A) Antibiotics are now used to treat ulcers.
• B) Different foods are now suggested for patients having ulcers.
• C) There is no treatment for ulcers, then or now.
• D) Doctors now give their patients sedatives to calm patients with ulcers.

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