PLs READ : H. pylori treatment?

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Dear Tom,

I am in a position to respond well to your quesrioes as I have had H.. Pylori attacks already 5 times in my life. pls follow the instructions as I have given below ;

1) immediately go for the H. Pylori test, there are various tests

a) blood test, stool test c) Endoscopy with biopsy and d) breath test,

the blood and stool test is usefless , the only reliable ones are c) and d) , the breath test is the most reliable one, it lasts for half hour, no pain nothing, bit expensive but worth going for, if the breath test is not abvailable at your place , you need to go for endoscopy with biopsy,

the biopsy needs to be taken from at least 4 different parts in your stomach, taking 1 piece is not sufficient, you need to tell this to your GI, because last year they made the mistake in my case, they took the boiopsy only 1 piece and the H. Pylori test came back negative, I was 101% sure I had pylori , so I went for the breath test and it came back positive, I went to another GI because it was useless to argue with the first GI, some are so stubborn that they refuse to believe even on the breath test which can detect even that what the biosy cannot detect.

tretament is always a cocktail of antibiotics,

Amoxicillin, Clarithromycin and Pepto Bismuth, with any PPI

if you have resistant pylori, then the above therapy will not help you,

you need ot take Levofloxacin along with Amoxycillin , plus any PPI

If your test for Pylori is negative, then be happy you are safe , but as you are having severe reflux, you need Nexium for 6 months, The Zantac is a very weak PPI for those with severe reflux, pls get your Pylori treated on time, it is associated with stomach cancer, if left untreated. I do not believe in alterate therapy for treating Pylori, it is useless, believe me, H. Pylori can be treated only with a cocktail of antibiotis.

Pls go to H. Pylori foundation in the web, everything is explianed so properly there.

I hope the info i have given above is helpful.

Sandhya

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Subject: Re: H. pylori treatment?To: BTVC-SCD Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 8:46 AM

Tom,Sorry to hear about your stomach pain. I can certainly identify with that. I would see a GI doctor if I were you to get tested for H-Pylori. It will need to be treated if you have it otherwise it will continue to get worse. Ignoring this can cause even more serious problems.There are a lot of alternative remedies other than the usual three antibiotics and ppi protocol, but I cannot vouch for their effectiveness. Many people claim that taking Zinc-Carnosine will clear up the H-Pylori. In Japan this product is given by prescription and prescribed for H-Pylori. Here you can get it in health stores.Check out the information on this here and come to your own conclusions. http://www.google. com/search? hl=en & client= safari & rls= en & q=zinc- carnosine+

h-pylori & aq=f & oq= & aqi=There are other alternative remedies available, but most all of them will only bring you temporary relief and not kill the H-Pylori. Plus, many of the ingredients in them are on the illegal list. Again, I think it's wise to get tested to see if you have it before making any decisions on how to treat it.I hope you get better soon.>> Hi all,> I've had increasingly bad acid stomach the last few days. I wake up with it> and it comes for longer periods during the day. Some times food helps (short> term), sometimes not. (just ate breakfast, and it already hurts)> At first I thought it was related to 3 week cold I can't shake or to stress or> just

something I ate (bad piece of meat?), but the progression of symptoms made> me wonder if it isn't H. pylori? I've had reflux from hiatal hernia since July,> but this feels like something different; didn't have the intense stomach pain> with reflux. As a stop gap measure I've used Zantac sparingly (i know that> stuff ain't good long term), with minimal relief.> What treatments, mainstream medical and alternative / home remedies, have> folks used? Is there any point in going to see doc, who will probably just> suggest an antacid or PPI?> > thanks,> tom> scd, July 09> ibs / cfs 2+ years>