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Lab test was negative and another home test today was negative. Time to recover! Still lots of stomach acid and on a heavy dose (60mg) of Esomeprazole.

So to recap, here's the data from my experience

October - gastroscopy biopsy: Negative (however Omeprazole was taken for 5 weeks prior... false ...

My new gastroenterologist is taking a proper stool test to the lab. It'll be interesting to see how it compares to the home test kit.

I'm still put out that the previous gastroenterologist insisted that being on Omeprazole in the 5 weeks prior to my gastroscopy couldn't affect the H. Pylori biopsy ...

The assay sensitivity of the VacA CagA stool test is 50-70 ng/ml of H. Pylori Protein.

I've had two positive stool tests (last week and now this week). Is that not enough confirmation? I could easily go to a doctor today and get a quadruple therapy (I imagine they'd prescribe bismuth/tetracycline ...

Update: I did 7 days of 2x 1g Amoxicillin, 2x 500mg Claritrhomycin, 2x 40mg Pantoprazole.

- I started feeling somewhat better after only a few days of the treatment. Then a week after the treatment ended my symptoms got worse. I understand that acid rebound after H. Pylori eradication could be a ...

Update: On my gastroenterologist's advice, I slowly went of Ranitidine (150mg per day) 2 months ago. Since then I have heartburn and Globus all day, especially in the mornings before eating. It's getting worse every week!

Out of curiosity, I did another stool test VacA/GacA stool test and tested ...

Excellent!Thanks again.

I see I misread that and of course you're right, it is IgG.

1. Here was the test kit:

The test results show that there are IgG antibodies to Helicobacter pylori in the tested blood. If these antibodies are detected this indicates that there is a high probability of an existing or recent infection with Heli-
cobacter pylori.

http://www.bodykind.com/pdf ...

Is it worth doing a triple-treatment because of an IgG positive serology, despite a negative triple-biopsy and and 2 negative stool tests (vacA-/CagA-) results?

Or moreover, what is the likelihood of having H. Pylori-like symptoms from an H. Pylori strain that is vacA/CagA negative?

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