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Helicobacter pylori -- or H. pylori
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| MiceElf 2005-06-29, 10:49 pm |
| hello all,
i've been having a variety of weird symptoms for about a year now. had
a couple of (what we believe to have been) gall bladder attacks and
then constant burning in the chest (like a runner's burn), frequent
pain under the ribcage and, periodic reflux and chronic uncontrolloable
hunger.
had an ultrasound which indicates that i do have a stone near the
valve. an upper gi has revealed a pucker (i guess beginnings of a
hernia?) at the top of the stomach and a possible ulcer.
before addressing the gall stone, the doctor has scheduled an endoscopy
for next month to see about the ulcer. i went on-line to do research
and found out about helicobacter pylori. my question is, will they
look for h. pylori as a matter of routine when they do the endoscopy?
also, the doctor has prescribed nexium which i started taking last
week. i'm curious if nexium could mask the h. pylori? i guess i'm
wondering about the "masking" because i'm hypothyroid and i know how
certain things, like calcium for instance, may decrease absorption of
T4.
hope the second questions isn't silly! any help would be greatly
appreciated!
best regards,
mina
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| Bill Poston 2005-06-29, 10:49 pm |
| A simple blood or breath test can detect h. pylori. The burning
stomach and stomach area is a typical symptom.
I had h. pylori back in 1997 and took two treatments of strong
antibiotics. The h. pylori went away each time for six months and
returned each time. The side effects from the strong antibiotics were
awful. Diarrhea, yeast infection and other bad things.
I discovered a surprising treatment for h. pylori on the Internet.
Mastic Gum made from the bark of a tree onlyu grown in Greese. It
really works. I ordered from a local health food store. The Mastic Gum
is manufactored by Nutricology. www.nutricology.com When I first took
it I took one capsule morning and afternoon between meals. Didn't
help. I doubled dosage and withing a week symptoms were gone. Symtpoms
came back about a year ago. I took more Mastic Gum and h. pylori went
away and has stayed gone. Thank goodness.
Hope this helps.
Bill
On 29 Jun 2005 17:07:15 -0700, "MiceElf" <miceelf@animail.net> wrote:
>hello all,
>
>i've been having a variety of weird symptoms for about a year now. had
>a couple of (what we believe to have been) gall bladder attacks and
>then constant burning in the chest (like a runner's burn), frequent
>pain under the ribcage and, periodic reflux and chronic uncontrolloable
>hunger.
>
>had an ultrasound which indicates that i do have a stone near the
>valve. an upper gi has revealed a pucker (i guess beginnings of a
>hernia?) at the top of the stomach and a possible ulcer.
>
>before addressing the gall stone, the doctor has scheduled an endoscopy
>for next month to see about the ulcer. i went on-line to do research
>and found out about helicobacter pylori. my question is, will they
>look for h. pylori as a matter of routine when they do the endoscopy?
>also, the doctor has prescribed nexium which i started taking last
>week. i'm curious if nexium could mask the h. pylori? i guess i'm
>wondering about the "masking" because i'm hypothyroid and i know how
>certain things, like calcium for instance, may decrease absorption of
>T4.
>
>hope the second questions isn't silly! any help would be greatly
>appreciated!
>
>best regards,
>mina
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| Howard McCollister 2005-07-03, 12:13 pm |
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"MiceElf" <miceelf@animail.net> wrote in message
news:1120090035.410833.17300@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> hello all,
>
> i've been having a variety of weird symptoms for about a year now. had
> a couple of (what we believe to have been) gall bladder attacks and
> then constant burning in the chest (like a runner's burn), frequent
> pain under the ribcage and, periodic reflux and chronic uncontrolloable
> hunger.
>
> had an ultrasound which indicates that i do have a stone near the
> valve. an upper gi has revealed a pucker (i guess beginnings of a
> hernia?) at the top of the stomach and a possible ulcer.
>
> before addressing the gall stone, the doctor has scheduled an endoscopy
> for next month to see about the ulcer. i went on-line to do research
> and found out about helicobacter pylori. my question is, will they
> look for h. pylori as a matter of routine when they do the endoscopy?
> also, the doctor has prescribed nexium which i started taking last
> week. i'm curious if nexium could mask the h. pylori? i guess i'm
> wondering about the "masking" because i'm hypothyroid and i know how
> certain things, like calcium for instance, may decrease absorption of
> T4.
>
> hope the second questions isn't silly! any help would be greatly
> appreciated!
>
Your symptoms sound more like GER than peptic ulcer disease.
Yes, they will do biopsies for Helicobacter pylori when they do the
endoscopy if there are signs of inflammation or erosion of the stomach
and/or duodenum. Your symptoms may be due to gallbladder disease *or* GER,
or possibly both. Helicobacter has nothing to do with either of these
things. Note that the endoscopy will only be able to diagnose GER if it has
caused esophagitis, stricture, or Barrett's esophagus. A normal endoscopy
doesn't rule out GER. If the endoscopy is normal, they will likely recommend
that your gallbladder be removed as that then becomes the most likely cause
of your symptoms. They may recommend an ambulatory pH test, which is the
only way to diagnose GER if the endoscopy is normal.
HMc
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