What were/are your symptoms with H Plyori, how did your treatment go?

Question

My husband has H Pylori, he has Helidac for treatment but has not started treatment yet. His Dr. said treatment can make you feel really sick. What were your symptoms before treatment and how did your treatment go? Is treatment always recommended?

Answer 1

My stomach always felt unsettled and I had fiery heartburn, with some occasional vomiting. Forgot what a formed stool looked like. They didn't have Helidac then, if I remember right the treatment was high-dose tetracycline,pepto-bismol, and prilosec at the same time, twice a day for a week or so. The treatment sucked (made me feel even sicker) but worked.

Answer 2

I am currently a student in Nuclear Medicine and we do the Urea breath test to test for H. Pylori. I know it's tough for him with the treatments and all but this is the best way to prevent spreading, and kill the bacteria that are present. Remember you cannot kiss him while he has this. It is spread, especially if he isnt being compliant while taking his antibiotics. Its present on all of his mucus membrains. Below is from an article I dont usually like to copy and paste things here but it might offer a back up to what I am trying to tell you.

Urea breath tests are an effective diagnostic method for H. pylori. They are also used after treatment to see whether it worked. In the doctor's office, the patient drinks a urea solution that contains a special carbon atom. If H. pylori is present, it breaks down the urea, releasing the carbon. The blood carries the carbon to the lungs, where the patient exhales it. The breath test is 96 percent to 98 percent accurate.

The use of only one medication to treat H. pylori is not recommended. At this time, the most proven effective treatment is a 2-week course of treatment called triple therapy. It involves taking two antibiotics to kill the bacteria and either an acid suppressor or stomach-lining shield. Two-week triple therapy reduces ulcer symptoms, kills the bacteria, and prevents ulcer recurrence in more than 90 percent of patients

Answer 3

I was hoping this question might come up. Several years ago while Mother was staying with my Sister she started with stomach pains. Next came the vomiting, could not keep anything down. They sent for the Doc who thought it might be gall stones and treated. No improvement. Eventually she went to ER and they gave her a injection to stop the nausea until she got home after the 8 weeks absence and I took her to her own Doc. He sent her to the Hospital, Medical Assessment and after blood tests, they came up with Ulcer? Anyway the Hospital gave her a prescription for a single pill, which she had to take immediately and if it worked, she would know within four hours and could she phone them? She got this pill, took it and bingo, it worked. However they insisted on doing a endoscopy of her stomach and located the Ulcer. Touch wood she has never had problems since. As to the cause? However whatever the pill was, it was the magic bullet.