There’s an interesting level to this as there is a link between stress and ulcers. Stress reduces the mucous barrier and how quickly you heal, so reducing stress actually was helping people with ulcers. Antibiotics however where more effective in most but not all cases.
I really wasn't stressed at that time; outside of the typical annoyances of being alive, my life was going pretty ok at that point, which I tried telling the doctor and he didn't believe me. After that I went to a different doc and she gave me antibiotics and I healed after a few weeks.
I am extremely thankful that I have not had an ulcer again since then, because it was the worst thing ever.
