In UK- they gave me 7 days and I begged for 14 days of Metronizadole, Amoxicillin and Lansoprazole - is this enough?
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2023 12:52 am
I found out I had H-pylori a few days ago and quickly got put on treatment. They gave me:
- Lansoprazole 30mg twice a day (7 days)
- 14 Metronidazole 400 mg twice a day (7 days)
- Amoxicillin 1000mg twice a day (7 days).
I quickly read all the studies and terrified myself that 7 days wasn't enough so asked for another 7 from the gastro department at the hospital I was enrolled in. They gave me 7 days but said I should do 7 maybe 10 days at most. What do you think?
I am now also reading and googling that clarithromycin is more effective than metronidazole, is this true?
So if this is all the case, what do I do? Should I take 10 days, or 14 days, I also bought H-Pylori Fight which is a probiotic as well. What is the best way to go about this please from experience, just tell me - is the 14 days what I should do, and was it a mistake to be given Metronidazole over clarithromycin?
If this treatment does fail, what should I ask for next?
Also will taking the pro biotic give me a false negative if I continue after the anti-biotics - should I stop?
- Lansoprazole 30mg twice a day (7 days)
- 14 Metronidazole 400 mg twice a day (7 days)
- Amoxicillin 1000mg twice a day (7 days).
I quickly read all the studies and terrified myself that 7 days wasn't enough so asked for another 7 from the gastro department at the hospital I was enrolled in. They gave me 7 days but said I should do 7 maybe 10 days at most. What do you think?
I am now also reading and googling that clarithromycin is more effective than metronidazole, is this true?
So if this is all the case, what do I do? Should I take 10 days, or 14 days, I also bought H-Pylori Fight which is a probiotic as well. What is the best way to go about this please from experience, just tell me - is the 14 days what I should do, and was it a mistake to be given Metronidazole over clarithromycin?
If this treatment does fail, what should I ask for next?
Also will taking the pro biotic give me a false negative if I continue after the anti-biotics - should I stop?