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Hot peppers cure ulcers False.
But not in human stomachs, Graham says. The hot stuff had no effect on the ulcer-causing bacteria. It appears hot peppers don't cause, cure or aggravate ulcers. Hot peppers promote heartburn True. Hot peppers do not cause new cases of heartburn but do worsen existing heartburn, finds Sheila Stanley, Ph.D., of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.