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hi
im debbie
i also suffer from bad breath and i am getting desperate for any help/
1 like, 8 replies
Posted , 6 users are following.
hi
im debbie
i also suffer from bad breath and i am getting desperate for any help/
1 like, 8 replies
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Ginagirl debbie81369
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Ginagirl debbie81369
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Various tests can detect H. pylori:
A breath test can confirm that you have a current H. pylori infection. A sample of your breath is analysed after you take a special drink. Note: prior to this test you should not have taken any antibiotics for at least four weeks. Also, you should not have taken a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) or H2-receptor antagonist medicine for at least two weeks. (These are acid-suppressing medicines.) Also, you should not eat anything for six hours before the test. The reason for these rules is because the medication and food can affect the test result.
An alternative test is the stool antigen test. In this test you give a pea-sized sample of your stools (faeces) which is tested for H. pylori. Note: prior to this test you should not have taken any antibiotics for at least four weeks. Also, you should not have taken a PPI or H2-receptor antagonist acid-suppressing medicine for at least two weeks.
A blood test can detect antibodies to H. pylori. This is sometimes used to confirm that you are, or have been, infected with H. pylori. However, it can take up to a year for this test to become negative once the infection has cleared. So, it is no use to confirm whether treatment has cleared the infection (if this needs to be known). If needed, the breath test or stool antigen test is usually used to check if an infection has cleared following treatment.
Sometimes a small sample (biopsy) of the lining of the stomach is taken if you have a gastroscopy (endoscopy). The sample can be tested for H. pylori.
debbie81369 Ginagirl
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thanks for replie,
every little helps. X
jim12603 debbie81369
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debbie81369 jim12603
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yeah my dental care is good,dentist said my teeth are fine,
my dr is rubbish keeps telling me I'm silly.
when you say body cleanse do you mean tablets.
thanks for replie
its got that bad I'm quite low about it.x
jim12603 debbie81369
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jenniferthomas debbie81369
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Check this infograph, I am sharing the causes that create bad breath.
KJJ debbie81369
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