A member asked:

What are the symptoms of "h pylori" ? when should i get tested? i constantly get acid reflux especially when i bend over could that be the reason?

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Dr. Daniel Zandman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology

Depends: H pylori has a range of symptoms, from none at all, to abdominal pain, to severe bleeding from stomach/intestinal ulcers. H pylori is also linked to the development of certain kinds of gastric cancer and is considered a carcinogenic infection. Depending on where it infects the stomach, it can cause increased gastric acid levels, leading to acid reflux. In other cases it can protect against reflux!

Answered 5/20/2015

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