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What is the cause of H pylori infection? |
H. pylori bacteria are usually passed from person to person through direct contact with saliva, vomit or stool. H. pylori may also be spread through contaminated food or water. The exact way H. pylori bacteria causes gastritis or a peptic ulcer in some people is still unknown. |
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What are the signs and symptoms of H. pylori? |
H. pylori is a bacteria that can cause peptic ulcer disease and gastritis. It mostly occurs in children. Only 20% of those infected have symptoms. Symptoms include dull or burning stomach pain, unplanned weight loss and bloody vomit. |
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Can H. pylori be cured completely? |
In some cases, H pylori can't be cured with any therapy, though the symptoms may be able to be reduced. If cured, reinfection may occur in areas where sanitary conditions are poor. |
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How serious is H pylori infection? |
It can damage the tissue in your stomach and the first part of your small intestine (the duodenum). This can cause pain and inflammation. In some cases, it can also cause painful sores called peptic ulcers in your upper digestive tract. H. pylori is common. |
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What do bowel movements look like with H. pylori? |
pylori infection, you might have blood in your stool. In most cases, the blood appears very dark — almost black. Your stools might have a tarry appearance or consistency. If you have bloody stools, you should call our office right away so we can get any bleeding under control. |
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What not to eat when you have H. pylori? |
Citrus fruits such as lemons and pineapple can increase stomach acid and cause pain and heartburn. Spicy foods. Spicy or acidic foods like garlic, mustard and pepper can all have a negative effect on people with H. |
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What is the fastest way to cure H. pylori? |
Ulcers caused by H. pylori are usually treated with a combination of antibiotics and a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). Triple therapy: Therapies that combine PPIs with two antibiotics remain the first-line options for treating H. pylori. |
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What is the first stage of H. pylori? |
Although a staging system for the H pylori infection does not exist, some steps in the disease process are well described. The first step is chronic gastritis, followed after a time by the second step, atrophic gastritis. The third step is intestinal metaplasia, which may evolve into dysplasia. |
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What happens if you test positive for H. pylori? |
A positive test result means that you have an H. pylori infection. Your provider will usually prescribe one or more antibiotics to treat the infection. You will usually take other medicines to relieve your symptoms and help heal your stomach. |
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How contagious is H. pylori? |
H. pylori is commonly transmitted person-to-person by saliva. The bacteria can also be spread by fecal contamination of food or water. In developing countries, a combination of untreated water, crowded conditions, and poor hygiene contributes to higher H. |
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Can your body get rid of H. pylori by itself? |
The almost invincible human immune system fails to eliminate H. pylori because of successful immune evasion strategies and also because of the complex intrinsic genetic variability adopted by this bacterium. |
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Which probiotic kills H. pylori? |
pylori treatment reveals that single-strained probiotics, particularly those containing Lactobacillus spp., Bifidobacterium spp., and Saccharomyces spp. are more commonly used. These probiotics have shown promise in increasing the success rate of H. pylori eradication and in mitigating side effects. |
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Can stress cause H. pylori? |
Certain health and lifestyle factors increase the risk of damage to the stomach and intestinal lining. These factors make it more likely that a person will develop an ulcer, including a stress-related ulcer: H. pylori infection. |
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What is the natural killer of H. pylori? |
In human studies , daily consumption of broccoli sprouts reduced H. pylori colonization and gastric inflammation, with some cases resulting in complete eradication of the bacteria. |
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