Have a look at the review article by Dr. Chey and Dr. Marshall describing the latest treatments for H. pylori. Yes, it is possible that the bacteria are drug resistant. You should have a breath test four weeks after treatment to see if it has been eradicated. You should read the treatment article to work out what the next treatment option is. Yes. Taking Biaxin for a sinus infection will cause the stomach H. pylori infection to become resistant to Biaxin.

Helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) is a certain bacterium that is thought to cause the majority of all peptic ulcers. Peptic ulcers are stomach and duodenal ulcers. In the U.S. over 20 percent of the population under the age of 40 and over 50 percent of the population above the age of 60 are infected with h. pylori. However, that does not necessarily mean that the infected person will also develop a peptic ulcer.

A course of two antibiotics and an acid blocking medicine taken for 10 - 14 days can eradicate 90% of H pylori.

Once a person is infected with h. pylori, the h. pylori can attack the mucus coating that usually protects the stomach and the duodenum. Since the coating is weakened, acidic stomach juices can easily irritate the very sensitive stomach lining beneath. Eventually this will cause a sore, the stomach/ duodenal ulcer. Ulcers can be very painful. In severe cases people wake up in the mornings with blood in their mouth. Unfortunately, h.

H. pylori peptic ulcers are usually treated with antibiotics and drugs that reduce the acid in the stomach and protect the sensitive stomach lining. Which antibiotic to choose depends on the region in which the patient lives, as certain areas in the world seemingly show resistance against some antibiotics. There are currently two types of acid reducing/ suppressing medications in the market, H2 (Histamine) blockers and proton pump inhibitors. H2 blockers block histamine in the body.

Since research has not found out yet how h. pylori bacteria actually spread it is almost impossible to prevent an infection. However, as mentioned above, it depends on the person if a stomach ulcer actually develops. It is often stated that stomach ulcers are stress related. It is certainly true that the cause of stomach ulcers is either h. pylori or NSAIDs, but the fact that an infected person develops h. pylori might be related to a low immune system, which can be in fact stress related.

Both my parents and I are infected with H. pylori. My mother was put on Helidac and it cured her infection. If we are all infected with the same strain of H. pylori, wouldn't it be best to use Helidac, as it seems to have been effective with my mother.

The frequency of asymptomatic shedding parallels that of symptomatic outbreaks. There is little asymptomatic shedding in people with genital herpes due to HSV-1 (and therefore not much risk of transmitting herpes to their partners). For genital herpes due to HSV-2, every infected person sheds virus without symptoms from time to time. Just as symptomatic outbreaks are most common in the first months or years after catching the infection, asymptomatic shedding is most frequent in the first year.

No. You cannot get H. pylori from a blood transfusion, but a blood serology antibody test could read positive if you have received a transfusion of whole blood or plasma from a patient with H. pylori. Anonymous. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Helicobacter pylori Infections in the Developing World. Lima, Peru, 28-31 January 1996. Clinical.Infectious.Diseases. 1997; 25: 9712043. Banatvala N, Clements L, Abdi Y, Graham JY, Hardie JM, Feldman RA.

Urologists are physicians and surgeons who treat genitourinary tract disorders. Most general urologists have only basic knowledge and training in treating male infertility. There is a subspecialty within Urology known as Andrology which deals specifically with male fertility, reproductive tract disorders and microsurgery. This requires an intensive 1-2 year period of fellowship training after Urology residency.

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No. However, many doctors believe that Crohn's Disease is caused by an infection. This is very controversial at present and clinical trials are being undertaken around the world to see if antibiotic treatment affects Crohn's disease.

present there is no convincing evidence that H. pylori is linked to heart disease. Several investigators have noted that atherosclerosis is more severe or more common in patients with chronic infections e.g. chlamydia and possibly Helicobacter, but this has not been confirmed.

H. pylori is the type species of the genus Helicobacter. Helicobacters belong to the family Helicobacteraceae which are all members of the subdivision Proteobacteria.

H. pylori does run in families. About half of the infections are hereditary and the other half are acquired from the environment during childhood.

No. Alternative medicines are an alternative for patients who are unable to be treated by conventional medicine (in my opinion). Thus, the treatment for H. pylori is known, so alternative medicines are unnecessary. The large multinational drug companies, who spend millions of dollars per year studying these compounds, have investigated most of the alternative medications for therapeutic effect. If any alternative medications are found to be effective for H.

Not really. Homeopathy, naturopathy etc, are generally a waste of time once the true course of a disease is understood (like H. pylori). Most effects on the foetus occur during the first 12 weeks when the various organs are developing. If you have a severe case of reflux requiring Losec then your obstetrician may be able to keep you off medications just for the first 12 weeks or so and after that reinstate them.

Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus can affect end organs such as the eye, kidney, nerves, heart and blood vessels. These ill effects can be prevented or considerably reduced only through strict control of blood glucose levels with diet, exercise and medication.