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oneill

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H. Pylori
Posted: 08-30-05 11:47am

I have been very sick for a couple years now. Nausea every day, especially in the morning (i'm not pregnant), vomiting frequently, etc. I have been to my primary and gyno complaining about it for years now and they just kept telling me it was stress and that I should go to therapy. Finally I got a new primary and explained what was going on so he sent me to a gi. I had an ultrasound and endoscopy and was diagnosed with h. Pylori bacteria and an ulcer. They gave me antibiotics but after taking one dose I ended up in the emergency room, turns out i'm allergic to alot of antibiotics. Today they started me on some other combo of antibiotics, prevacid, and pepto...So far so good, no allergic reaction yet. My two main concerns are: while looking up information on the internet I came across alot of studies that link h. Pylori to stomach cancer. I am so paranoid about cancer to begin with and now I read this. I asked my gi and he said that yes, it's related to stomach cancer. What worries me is that I have been feeling this way for years and the gi said I have probably had this bacteria for years. But I guess why i'm writing is b/c I have been having a sharp constant pain in my side for days now. It started all of the sudden and hasn't weakened since. Has anyone had this? It's a constant pain in my uppper right abdomen, under my rib cage? Maybe it's an ovarian cyst and not related.
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KellyR

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Posted: 09-03-05 20:15pm

Helicobacter pylori isn't a direct cause for cancer. What it does is that it causes ulcer an inflammation of the stomach mucosa and these changes, persisting, may eventually lead to cancer. Any abnormal change in the body which lasts for a long time is a risk for cancer.

If you are so worried that you may have developed cancer ask your doctor to do an endoscopy and biopsy of your stomach lesions. Biopsy is the only certain way to tell if there is any cancer or not.

As for your pain, it could be many things or nothing. Can't you be a little more precise? On which side is it? Is it left? Is it in the middle of the side or more to the front? How severe is the pain? Does it go anywhere?...Can you feel it spreading or not? Is it limited to a point or is it larger? Can you feel exactly where it is or is it vague? Did you need to take an analgesic for the pain?
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babycat03

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I Was Just Told That I Have Helicobacter Pylori
Posted: 09-13-05 15:28pm

Hi

yesterday I was told that I have h/pylori, and I also am worried, I get a really bad pain right below my rib cage in the middle. Sometimes it just throbs. I also have muscle spasm in my throat, to where if I dont lay still I can barely breathe and I cant move very well. I have also had trouble for years with my throat and also choking on food, that is why I had the scope done to see if my throat needed dilation and they said that it didnt but found these lumps in my stomache so they took samples and said I have this h/pylori. There are so many website which all say differant things. I am highly allergic to amoxicillian, so they gave me tetracycline, biaxin, and acipex , I have to open the cap. Of tet. Cause I cant swallow anything that big. And I get really sick to my stomache after taking them and really tired. If you have any info for me please let me know.

Thanks lisa babyc at03@peoplepc.Com
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jellyfishattack

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Location: Toronto, Ontario
Re: H. Pylori
Posted: 03-16-06 23:44pm

oneill wrote:
i have been having a sharp constant pain in my side for days now. It started all of the sudden and hasn't weakened since. Has anyone had this? It's a constant pain in my uppper right abdomen, under my rib cage? Maybe it's an ovarian cyst and not related.

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that could be your ulcer, or your liver (and other things i'm not an expert).

I don't think you have to worry too much about stomach cancer, since most people have h. Pylori in their gi tract (55%+ of people over 55) but few get stomach cancer (compared to colon, breast, prostate).
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babycat, i'm not suprised you feel nauseous and tired after taking those drugs. Tetracycline makes me puke. Ginger almost always takes away nausea for me. It doesn't matter if you eat the actual fresh root or take a handful or two of ginger pills. Unfortunately, that'll give you heartburn.


I had a duodenal ulcer just before anyone treated ulcers w/antibiotics, I took ranitidine and sucralfate, which didn't get rid of the h. Pylori but got rid of the ulcer..
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sandy mc

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Posted: 02-08-08 12:02pm

did anyone get back discomfort and stomach bloating with helicobacter?
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