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What Are The Possible Treatment For Helicobacter Pylori?

About

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection occurs when a type of bacteria called Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infects your stomach.

Roughly 60 percent of the world’s adult population get stomach infection because of H.pylori. [1]

● Requires medical diagnosis
● Blood test, stool test, breath test, and endoscopy is done for diagnosis
● Can happen to both men and women

H.pylori are common type of bacteria. They attack the stomach lining and grows in the digestive tract. Easily spreads from one person to another through faces or mouth or through contaminated food or water. They penetrate the stomach’s mucous lining and neutralize stomach acids causing stomach problems.

Age Affected: Can affect people at any age.

Symptoms:

● Excessive burping
● Nausea and fever
● Feeling bloated
● Fever, heartburn and lack of appetite
● Unexplained weight loss
● Blood in the stool

Treatment

Self-care:
You are recommended to keep your surroundings clean. Plus avoiding spicy food, alcohol, and smoking, so that you heal early.

Medications:
Your doctor may prescribe you to take a combination of two different antibiotics, together with another drug that reduces your stomach acid. Also, he may prescribe you with an acid-suppressing drug, to help your stomach lining heal.

Specialists:
You can connect with a doctor at mfine, who would help you recover from this disease with a comprehensive treatment program.