H pylori
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I have been suffering from Stomach issues since June this year. Tightness or pain in the middle upper abdominal (just below the rib cage). Particularly when the stomach is empty or some time after eating food.
Since June the GP put him on omeprazole 20mg daily. Symptoms did not improve much so had endoscopy and biopsy in October
During the endoscopy everything appeared normal - no ulcer or gastritis but the biopsy now releaved H pylori bacteria positive.
They put me on 2 heavy antibiotics and Pantoprazole 40mg twice a day course for 7 days which was completed on 29 October.
After completing the course I was on omeprazole 20mg for 2 weeks then left ok so went to 10mg for the next 4 weeks with the aim to stop completely for 2 weeks and then test again to see if h pylori has cleared.
Its been nearly 6 weeks after completion of the eradication course and I am still suffering from acidity symptoms ( particularly when stomach is empty). the symptoms have been so intense that I am unable to stop completely. In fact I am thinking of going back to 20mg for a few days.
the problem with 20mg is it causes constipation but 10mg doesn't
Getting off PPI is a real challenge a
has anyone successfully eradicated h pylori with the triple therapy treatment and when did you feel normal post treatment?
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sam18386 AKIL
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hi akil, i have never had h pylori so i don't quite know how you feel. but i have had gastric problems for years. i have coeliac disease and even though the symptoms are not exactly the same i know how you feel about the acid. i only found that gaviscon was the easiest thing to take. ppi's left my stomach worse. it has taken a change in doctors to discover i have coeliac disease. try something a little bit more natural. have you tried a probiotic? maybe this could help?
MP1979 AKIL
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Hi Akil
Thanks for the post and I too had a H Pylori eradication and the symptoms got worse from there on. Especially when the stomach is empty. The issue is as bad as stomach is too full as well. I'm struggling to meet the exact balance between. if you have managed to sort this out, please let me know. thanks
AKIL
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Did you manage to eradicated h pylori?
I have found having smaller meals but eating frequently helps a lot.
typically I would have
smoothie or cereal for breakfast - 8am
a toast and herbal tea and a date - 11am
light lunch at 12:30
fruit at 3pm
light snack at 5pm
dinner at 7pm
hope that helps
AKIL
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Did you manage to eradicated h pylori?
I have found having smaller meals but eating frequently helps a lot.
typically I would have
smoothie or cereal for breakfast - 8am
a toast and herbal tea and a date - 11am
light lunch at 12:30
fruit at 3pm
light snack at 5pm
dinner at 7pm
hope that helps