Inflamed stomach lining how long for this misery

I do not say that you should not use an Hp tester kit if it will settle your mind.

Two things to bear in mind. Even when done by the Medics blood tests are never as accurate as breath or stool tests. And tester kits, as you may imagine, are even less so.

I think you once mentioned that your GP never tested you after therapy.

And that was very remiss of him. Lets be clear. There are many for whom initial therapy does not work. But may often be cleared by a further and different therapy.

On the other hand, you have had a recent Endoscopy which amongst other things will have tested for H.p.

The Consultant will have reported the findings to your GP. Why don't you ask your GP for sight of the report.

You might  also tell your GP that you feel extremely stressed about the situation and ask him to settle your mind with a breath or stool test (Both much more accurate than a blood test). Particularly when he did not follow proper procedure by a post therapy test.

 

Hi Kevin

Delighted to hear your good news.

No your Doc is right re Omeprazole and Nexium.

Lazoprazole - another PPI - has been shown to give better results but nothing wrong with what you are getting.

Just a word of caution. No question you will need a PPI for a few weeks to inhibit acid concentration and get you over your Gastritis.

PPIs should not be taken over the long term. Far better to fall back on antacids.

The American Food and Drugs Administration have issued a public warning re the long term use of PPIs.

Hi Kevin

I have had a 40 years battle with H.pylori - notwithstanding close working connections with medicine.

My problems have included a violent haemhorrage from a burst ulcer and various traumas resultant of the immediate and necessary operation on the Duodenum.

I am currently embarking on a new regime and I have great hopes of that.

The technicalities of this very clever little beasty are immense and involve high flown mathematics.

Cheers

It is not likely that PPIs become less effective. They will always be slightly more effective than H2 Receptor Blockers.

But but but the side effects of PPIs are well known and therefore should not be prescribed either overtime, or to people  who show to be particularly affected.

It is a very good thing to get off PPIs as soon as possible and they are rarely prescribed for more than a few weeks or for a week - two weeks most - in Eradication Therapy.

I can't remember - was it you I told you about the American Food and Drugs Administration recently issuing a public warning about the long term effects of PPIs?

PS It is normal to take one Zantac in the morning and one last thing at night to counteract the empty stomach acidity overnight.

Hello everyone do you get flare ups with gastritis. Felt fine all weekend and Monday was not that good and today felt like I have gone backwards. It's so frustrating

Eradication hopefully clears the H.pylori. It does little to heal the Gastritis and Doudenitis that H.pylori causes. Given an absence of H. pylori post Eradication the body will heal these things itself. However it helps in this process to give the Gastric system a better chance by keeping Stomach acid low for three weeks or so. Hence the continuing treatment with a PPI or H2 Receptor Inhibitor. From experience it is better to take these acid reducers last thing at night - when there is little protective food in the stomach - rather than in the morning. A double dose is rather a lot. But if you're going to take two I would suggest morning and night. Have they scheduled for post Eradication testing ? Just been told by my Surgery that they don't normally do it. And that, by any standard, is not good medical tretment.

Hi everyone had to take go back on the Esomeprozal on Monday as I was get bad reflux after meals. But I can't have the stool test until

I stop them it's a roundabout. I see the consultant in 2 week for a consultation