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What Doctors Don't Tell YouQ:I recently read an article on stomach ulcers. It stated that recent research has unearthed the presence of a bug called helicobacter pylori (H pylori) in the majority of ulcer cases. H pylori ...
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Can anybody offer advice to prevent or cure mouth ulcers? I have suffered from them since childhood, but much more frequently now that I’m in my mid-30s. No sooner do I get rid of a batch than the next lot appears. What’s causing them? - CK
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