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Helicobacter pylori and piles
A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Robert Killiananswered
General Practice 30 years experience
H. Pylori: Yes. Of course. This is the most common way h. Pylori is diagnosed.
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A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Mark Hoepfneranswered
Surgery 41 years experience
Contagious: It is a stomach bacterial infection that can come from food you have eaten, and can be contagious within the same household or family members.
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Val Koganskianswered
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
Confirm success: Urea breathing test confirms presence if positive , or absence if negative of h. Pylori . Noninvasive way to confirm the success of eradication of h.P... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Keegan Duchicelaanswered
family medicine 16 years experience
Yes.: H.Pylori has been implicated in ulcer formation. The most common way of treating h. Pylori is with the use of antibiotics.
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5.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. Abdus Khananswered
Urgent Care 32 years experience
Usually it will: Sometimes one combination may not work. Another thing, if you get the blood test for antibodies against H Pylori, it will show a positive result for q... Read More
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2.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. Keegan Duchicelaanswered
family medicine 16 years experience
No.: There are no good studies showing that homeopathy can eradicate h. Pylori. It doesn't work. We all are probably getting a homeopathic amount of ant... Read More
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5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Enrique Molinaanswered
Gastroenterology 37 years experience
It lives in stomach: this bacteria lives in the stomach, and will cause inflammation of the stomach. It will stimulate further acid secretion from the stomach, and too muc... Read More
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3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Allen Seelyanswered
General Practice 33 years experience
NOT a food issue: Studies show diet plays no role in eradication of h pylor infection of he stomach (a possible cause of stomach ulcers). However , avoidance of smokin... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Ankush Bansalanswered
Internal Medicine 16 years experience
Triple therapy: There are several combo regimens but they are basically 2-3 antibiotics plus a stomach protector medicine like Prilosec or nexium (esomeprazole). One... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Stephen Scholandanswered
Infectious Disease 25 years experience
Needs attention: Pain is the body's way of telling you 'something is wrong'. If you have been diagnosed with H. pylori, this is very important because that germ can ca... Read More
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1.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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