Albuquerque, New Mexico
A 27-year-old male asked:
28 male feeling bloated and burping a lot of air feels like stuck in throat and chest. doctor says might be h pylori. is it dangerous? or deadly?
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Dr. Jana Tomsky Corvalananswered
Family Medicine 29 years experience
Get tested : H pylori infection an be silent or produce various indigestion symptoms. If severe can cause inflammation of stomach and potancionaly leads to pre- cancerous co diction ( Barrett’s esophagus) or ulcer . Pay attention to healthy diet - and get tested to confirm diagnosis.
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Last updated Nov 11, 2018
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