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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 14:37:02 GMT
After years of treating for acid reflux, my (new) doctor decided to test for h. pylori after I mentioned that my dad also had acid reflux to the point of getting ulcers in his esophagus.
Anyway, long story short - the test came back positive. Dr. Google tells me that treatment is a combination of multiple antibiotics and proton pump inhibitors. Dr. Real Life wants me to come in to discuss because treatment is "complicated" (and he's not one to over treat although he is one that likes to spend a lot of time talking about risks, side effects, etc. as I mentioned in another thread. His appointments are all scheduled for 1 hour time slots).
Wondering if anyone here has treated and what their treatment/outcome was. Sounds like it can be antibiotic resistant? |
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Post by lily on May 28, 2015 14:38:57 GMT
A friend of mine was treated with antibiotics and PPI's and did well.
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Post by mikklynn on May 28, 2015 15:08:26 GMT
DH was treated with antibiotics for 2 weeks and that was it. No more problems.
Side note - this is how he was diagnosed with renal cancer! Having the stomach problem saved his life. The doctor thought his liver was enlarged after the physical exam and sent him for an ultrasound. Turned out it was a cantaloupe sized tumor on his kidney.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 15:15:33 GMT
DH was treated with antibiotics for 2 weeks and that was it. No more problems. Side note - this is how he was diagnosed with renal cancer! Having the stomach problem saved his life. The doctor thought his liver was enlarged after the physical exam and sent him for an ultrasound. Turned out it was a cantaloupe sized tumor on his kidney. Liked for the successful treatment - not the renal cancer. |
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Post by femalebusiness on May 28, 2015 16:13:39 GMT
In '97 I almost bled to death from an ulcer caused by H pylori, intensive care for five days. Once they figured it out treatment was simple and effective. Then you get tested again after the antibiotics, proton pump inhibitors and bismuth pills do their job. The antibiotics won't work on their own. Need the bismuth. Hope I'm spelling that correctly. It is basically pepto bismol. Something about it is needed for the antibiotics to penetrate the "shell" of the bacteria.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 16:15:58 GMT
Dh...he took the treatment you referenced and is doing better.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 16:38:30 GMT
Thanks for all the replies. Dr. Real Life said that about 50% of the population has it but most don't have symptoms. I'm just not sure what is so "complicated" about the treatment, but like I said, he does like to spend a LOT of time on side effects, treatment, and is super cost conscious/aware so maybe that's his deal tomorrow or maybe it's complicated by something I'm allergic to or already taking or being treated for.
I'm glad he suggested testing because I know how much pain my dad was in from the esophageal ulcers and if I can avoid that, all the better.
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Post by checkwheelsdown on May 28, 2015 16:39:34 GMT
I had repeat duodenal ulcers in the mid-80s, early 90s, that were unsuccessfully treated with Zantac and other such pills. Then I read an article in the paper about H. pylori and treatment by antibiotics. Mind you this was back in the early days of the H. pylori discovery/treatment...my doctor thought I was nuts, until I showed him the article. He checked out the claims and prescribed me the antibiotics (just the antibiotics, I guess the proton pump inhibitor and bismuth part of the treatment came later).
Anyway, I haven't had an ulcer since! When I think of the suffering my poor grandfather went through in the 70s with his repeat ulcers and old fashioned treatments (baby food diet, anyone?) I just cringe. If only the H. pylori discovery and the antibiotics to treat it came a decade earlier.
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Post by lesley on May 28, 2015 16:42:29 GMT
DD was treated for H. pylori when she was about 8. There were three different antibiotics with a very specific regime if I remember correctly. She had no further problems.
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Post by mikklynn on May 28, 2015 17:37:59 GMT
@burning Feather - Of course! I would never think you like the post because of his cancer.
I hope you get relief soon.
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Post by gsquaredmom on May 28, 2015 20:52:56 GMT
A friend of mine was treated for it. It was pretty extensive treatment but it was resolved.
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Post by scrapaddie on May 28, 2015 23:22:22 GMT
My dad was treated at age 94 successfully
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Post by scrapsuzy on May 29, 2015 1:09:34 GMT
Does anyone remember reading about h. pylori when the first doctor who started talking about it was basically laughed out of his profession? They all thought he was crazy, radically crazy. Until, you know, he was RIGHT.
It sticks in my mind because it is such proof of how the profession as a whole can be so resistant to things that don't fall in line with what "everyone" knows.
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