Editing Peptic ulcer disease (section)

===Stress===
Physiological (not psychological) [[Stress (biology)|stress]] due to serious health problems, such as those requiring treatment in an intensive care unit, is well described as a cause of peptic ulcers, which are also known as [[stress ulcer]]s.<ref name=St2002/>

While chronic life stress was once believed to be the main cause of ulcers, this is no longer the case.<ref name=Fink2011>{{cite journal | vauthors = Fink G | title = Stress controversies: post-traumatic stress disorder, hippocampal volume, gastroduodenal ulceration* | journal = Journal of Neuroendocrinology | volume = 23 | issue = 2 | pages = 107–17 | date = February 2011 | pmid = 20973838 | doi = 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02089.x | s2cid = 30231594 }}</ref> It is, however, still occasionally believed to play a role.<ref name=Fink2011/> This may be due to the well-documented effects of stress on gastric physiology, increasing the risk in those with other causes, such as ''H. pylori'' or NSAID use.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Yeomans ND | title = The ulcer sleuths: The search for the cause of peptic ulcers | journal = Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology | volume = 26 | pages = 35–41 | date = January 2011 | issue = Suppl 1 | pmid = 21199512 | doi = 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2010.06537.x | s2cid = 42592868 | doi-access = free }}</ref>