Peter Jackson Hospitalized w/ Stomach Ulcer

An anonymous reader writes "The Hobbit author JRR Tolkien suffered from a perforated ulcer before dying in 1973. Now today, New Zealander Sir Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and soon-to-be-director of the two Hobbit movies, was hospitalized with a perforated stomach ulcer, and underwent surgery. This is only expected to slightly delay the filming of The Hobbit, and he's expected to make a full recovery."

Bless.

[unity100]

may he get well quick. if he puts out 2 more good movies like the ones in lotr series, he will be doing good to all of us.

What Caused the Ulcer?

[BJ_Covert_Action]

I have ten bucks that says he developed the ulcer due to the stress of having to deal with modern copyright issuess and whatever big name Hollywood studios he's had to tolerate doing business with.

Guns don't kill people, the modern entertainment media industry kill people. :D

Re:Ulcers don't kill anymore

[Low Ranked Craig]

Ulcers are predominately caused hy the bacteria H. Pylori http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicobacter_pylori [wikipedia.org]

This bacteria can cause genetic changes in the stomach lining which lead to stomach cancer. I had the bacteria about 10 years ago, and the cocktail of antibiotics they give you for treatment is a nauseous nightmare.