# The surprising cause of stomach ulcers

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Rusha Modi
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/rusha_modi_the_surprising_cause_of_stomach_ulcers)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

It’s a common misconception that stomach ulcers are caused by emotional upset, psychological distress, or spicy food. Yet no convincing study has ever demonstrated that these factors directly cause ulcer disease. So what does cause stomach ulcers? Rusha Modi explains how one doctor’s famous (and dangerous) experiment led us to the answer. \[Directed by Jonathan Trueblood, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Weston Fonger, Jarrett Farkas\].

## Lectures

1. [The surprising cause of stomach ulcers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/rusha_modi_the_surprising_cause_of_stomach_ulcers/10dce0067d60), 6 min (TED's player)