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Tested positive for bacteria in my stomach what does that mean?
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Ask.: Not sure, but sounds like you may have had a test for h. Pylori, a bacterial infection of the stomach that leads to ulcer formation. I would ask your physician though to be sure.
Answered 12/17/2014
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