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However, medical researchers soon came to believe that a certain bacterium that can live undetected in the mucous lining of the stomach was responsible. This bacterium irritated and weakened the lining, making it more susceptible to damage by stomach acids. It is believed that about 80 percent of stomach ulcers may be caused by the bacterial infection. And this discovery, ulcer patients today are being treated and antibiotics and antacids rather than special diets or expensive medicines. The human digestive system.