Ive just been dignosed with stomach bacteria called''helochypri...something like that.. Doctor said its common

has anybody ever been cured? and if so how long did it take?... and what medicine did you take?... The doctor took blood test and thats how he dignosed me with it... After weeks of taking the anibotics nothing seemed to change... still had the same feeling in my stomach a big discomfort when im about to lay down and go to sleep.....am i at risk of devoloping an ulcer?

Ive just been dignosed with stomach bacteria called''helochypri...something like that.. Doctor said its common
The culprit in most cases


Although stress and spicy foods were once thought to be the main causes of peptic ulcers, doctors now know that the cause of most ulcers is the corkscrew-shaped bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori).





H. pylori lives and multiplies within the mucous layer that covers and protects tissues that line the stomach and small intestine. Often, H. pylori causes no problems. But sometimes it can disrupt the mucous layer and inflame the lining of the stomach or duodenum, producing an ulcer. One reason may be that people who develop peptic ulcers already have damage to the lining of the stomach or small intestine, making it easier for bacteria to invade and inflame tissues.





H. pylori is a common gastrointestinal infection around the world. In the United States, one in five people younger than 30 and half the people older than 60 are infected. Although it's not clear exactly how H. pylori spreads, it may be transmitted from person to person by close contact, such as kissing. People may also contract H. pylori through food and water.





H. pylori is the most common, but not the only, cause of peptic ulcers. Besides H. pylori, other causes of peptic ulcers, or factors that may aggravate them, include:





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Regular use of pain relievers. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can irritate or inflame the lining of your stomach and small intestine. The medications are available both by prescription and over-the-counter. Nonprescription NSAIDs include aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others), naproxen (Aleve) and ketoprofen (Orudis KT). To help avoid digestive upset, take NSAIDs with meals.





NSAIDs inhibit production of an enzyme (cyclooxygenase) that produces prostaglandins. These hormone-like substances help protect your stomach lining from chemical and physical injury. Without this protection, stomach acid can erode the lining, causing bleeding and ulcers.


* Smoking. Nicotine in tobacco increases the volume and concentration of stomach acid, increasing your risk of an ulcer. Smoking may also slow healing during ulcer treatment.


* Excessive alcohol consumption. Alcohol can irritate and erode the mucous lining of your stomach and increases the amount of stomach acid that's produced. It's uncertain, however, whether this alone can progress into an ulcer or whether other contributing factors must be present, such as H. pylori bacteria or ulcer-causing medications, such as NSAIDs.


* Stress. Although stress per se isn't a cause of peptic ulcers, it's a contributing factor. Stress may aggravate symptoms of peptic ulcers and, in some cases, delay healing. You may undergo stress for a number of reasons — an emotionally disturbing circumstance or event, surgery, or a physical trauma, such as a burn or other severe injury.








It can take a few months for the symptoms of the Ulcer to disappear


for some unknown reason - the Ulcer symptoms flare up in the Spring and Fall seasons
Reply:Helicobacter pylori?? My mother has always had that. She wasn't cured and has developed ulcers. I have heard by her doctor that some were cured but it was based on their diet and stress level.
Reply:Could you be trying to refer to Helicobacter Pylori? That's a bacterium which has been connected with many (though not all) cases of peptic ulcers. I'm not a doctor, however, so I can't say whether that's connected with your particular stomach problems or make any statement about why your current treatment does not seem to be working.
Reply:I'm not quite sure what you have but I'd go to google ans do a search on it. It may have a very simple name which you may be more familiar with.





I did this when I had glandular fever....Quite a laugh when I read that the most common way of receiving it is through saliva transfer. (I just started dating my boyfriend then, too. I haven't told him that he was the reason that I got so sick, poor thing would feel incredibly guilty) I got it in September last year.....The doc said about six months to fully get over it...And she was right.





But back to the point. Google it, you may even find support groups for others with the same thing.
Reply:It can be cured by taking pepto bismal for 2 weeks straight. This really works. It is thought to be caused by eating from dirty utensils or dishes.
Reply:H pylori as others said. General agreement in the medical community that this bacteria is the primary cause of gastric ulcers.





Interstingly, there have been some studies that have shown that stomach acid actually helps to control the level of H. pylori and use of acid suppression medication (prilosec, etc) can actually increase H. pylori levels.