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I cured my acid reflux by taking antibiotics to kill off an H. Pylori bacterial infection, which apparently affects 30%-40% of the US population.
by chrischen 3y ago
I cured my acid reflux by taking antibiotics to kill off an H. Pylori bacterial infection, which apparently affects 30%-40% of the US population.
- jb1991 3y agoIt is a widespread infection across the world, but for most people there are no symptoms. It is not usually the cause for reflux symptoms.
- seabrookmx 3y agoWhen I started having these symptoms it was the first thing my doctor tested for though, since it's such an easy fix. Unfortunately for me that wasn't the issue.
- groos 3y agoI suspect the anti-acids they gave you along with the antibiotics helped heal the esophagus.
- GoodOldNe 3y agoYes but it is the cause of many gastric ulcers and is undertested for at least in my community. Where I can easily do the test in the ER, I diagnose and treat many people with previously-unexplained epigastric abdominal pain syndromes.
- MattSayar 3y agoDo you remember what the antibiotic was called?
- chrischen 3y agoI believe it was just a common one but forgot the name.
- jim-jim-jim 3y agoHas anybody here had false negative results on an H. Pylori test? My breath and stool tests came back negative, but I'm wondering if it makes sense to give it another look, since infection/overgrowth still seems like a reasonable guess for my current woes. I have bloating and heartburn that has come on very rapidly after taking a mild antibiotic, and persisted for months after stopping. I'm 19 BMI, don't drink, and mostly cook veg-heavy meals at home. Almost no fast food and the like. Never had this problem in my life beforehand. It seems like there's a clear cause and effect at play, but nothing's showed up in the tests so far. Kind of stumped how to follow it up without sounding like a crazy person to the doc.