Helicobacter Forums

Good morning everyone, i will try to keep my story short, i suffered from h pylori for years without knowing i had it my symptoms ranged from fatigue excessive gas bloating arrhythmia joint pain diarrhea memory loss hair loss etc etc and i took some serious damage from it which is intestinal metaplasia a precancerous condition of the cells in the stomach, i took three antibiotic courses ( basic tri therapy - pylera - levofloxacin quadri therapy (double dose) ) i got better for a little time and then i was back to square one my doctor doubted i even took the meds but i did took them to the last pill she had no solution for me other than some ppi to calm down the symptoms, i have lost faith in life and hated myself then as a last shot i tried fasting like we do in ramadan in here and things started getting better no more inflamation no more hair loss no more diarrhea i still dry fast (one meal a day) to this day and i will keep you informed of my intestinal metaplasia i hope will regress in the next clinical examination (Fibroscopy) to those who suffer like me hang on there is still hope

Thanks for sharing your story. Next time you should try find a doctor who has access to good laboratory that can culture H. pylori.

Then your doctor will know exactly what antibiotics to use to kill off your H. pylori.

I know that Helicobacter settles on the mucous membrane of the stomach, which usually protects the deeper layers of the stomach wall from stomach acid. And when the bacteria compromise the integrity of the mucosa, the acid affects the deeper layers, erosions, and later ulcers. These can bleed, open the door for infections or interfere with food movement through the digestive tract. Infection can occur through food, water, contact with saliva, or other body fluids of infected people. In childhood, people usually become infected with H. pylori, but I got the disease as an adult male. My doctor advised me to use the painkiller tizanidine, which I try to use carefully to avoid getting addicted because I came across some information on https://fherehab.com/learning/tizanidine about its abuse.