For H. pylori
If H. pylori is a bacteria settle in the lining of the stomach.
Recently, gastric diseases, especially the occurrence of gastric ulcers has been found that the bacterium Helicobacter pylori is closely related to this.
The H. pylori infection, was born of poor hygiene in the prewar and postwar era, many now aged 50-70, has said that more than 60% of people infected. Meanwhile, the infection rate of the younger generation is low.
Helicobacter pylori, the gastric mucosa inhabited, hurts.
So, settle down and the H. pylori causes a chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa.
The gastric mucosa is thinner and gradually atrophy. This is called atrophic gastritis.
Atrophic gastritis, Helicobacter pylori infection if that leave everyone, aging rather than illness, is understood to speak like a skin irritation of the mucous membranes.
That is, even with atrophic gastritis, most people are not seriously ill, said that co-located with Helicobacter pylori.
Other H. pylori, the ulcer or duodenal ulcer, has been found to cause gastric MALT lymphoma can occur in the mucosa of the gastric lymphoma.
If you are also suspected of association with gastric polyps and gastric cancer In addition, it is currently being studied.
How to eliminate H. pylori
The elimination of H. pylori, the Pronto version pump inhibitor plus two antimicrobial drugs, the treatment is performed to eliminate H. pylori total of three drug combination.
These drugs twice a day, usually taken continuously for one week.
Re-examination carried out 4 weeks later to confirm whether the bacteria were removed.
H. pylori eradication therapy is performed, about 30% of people, diarrhea, loose stools, and abnormal taste may occur.
These side effects will fit you have finished removing Helicobacter pylori treatment.
In addition, the eradication therapy, and come back to the normal function of the stomach, increasing the amount of gastric acid secretion, and reflux esophagitis may occur.
H. pylori eradication therapy, and who desired to be, or if atrophic gastritis, which is then treated by endoscopic mucosal resection of early gastric cancer.
In this case, H. pylori eradication therapy is performed, it is possible to prevent occurrence or recurrence of gastric cancer and gastric ulcer, etc., are known to some extent.
In addition, the subject of health insurance is currently in human gastric and duodenal ulcer was diagnosed with, but only if H. pylori infection was confirmed.
... How H. pylori testing
The examination of H. pylori infection, endoscopy, urea breath test is performed.
It also collected blood and urine, and antibody testing for the presence of antibodies produced against H. pylori were collected stool antigen test to determine whether the stool contains portions of H. pylori in stool Some such methods.
In gastric and duodenal ulcers, H. pylori infection when it is known, it is recommended that eradication therapy.
For H. pylori and stomach ulcers
And thinning of the mucosa in atrophic gastritis, weakened ability to repair damaged portions of the mucosa, so strongly influenced by the gastric juice.
If you remain like this, such as state and sculpted by the mucosal tissue is destroyed, it may become ulcers.
In gastric ulcer who are H. pylori is detected from about 84%.
But not even be sure ulcer is not infected with Helicobacter pylori.
People become infected ulcer H. pylori in nature is only 2 to 3 percent.
Hence, the onset of the ulcer is considered a serious effect on stress rather than environmental factors such as Helicobacter pylori.
For H. pylori in the stomach, may be very comfortable environment.
So, we lingered forever.
Therefore, once it becomes ulcers, often recur.
If we repeat the ulcer is an effective treatment for H. pylori eradication. The eradication of H. pylori has become ulcers as most people do not recur.
