Helicobacter Forums

The NP told me that even after 2 months of PPI, in my case, I won’t need to gradually stop it. I told her I had thought you needed to gradually stop and she said again nope not when you’re on it for that short of time.

Well I was on it for only 2 weeks. So I stopped taking it without stepping gradually down.

I did a google search for carbs and gerd and it seems there are tons of people whose gerd goes away when cutting down carbs as well. Mainly complex carbs.

I’ve been having a rather embarrassing problem after the Pylera. My anus itches after BMs. Wasn’t happening during Pylera, only a couple days after and still today. I’ve been taking a probiotic. Will this itch go away?

How long have you stopped Pylera and how long have this itch been on? Hopefully as your microbiome gradually comes back, the itch will go away. I have to say it is not something common.

I stopped Pylera oct 9th and itch started about 4-5 days later and continues today. It only occurs after BM for about an hour. However I think the itch has gotten less severe.

If it is a yeast infection, is that something that can be treated with eating low-yeast/carb (already doing that) and probiotics or will I have to go get more medicine? It sounds like it may be treatable by getting good flora back?

doesnt sound like a yeast infection to me. Since it's less severe now, i would wait another week or two and see how it progress. But if you are really concern, you should see a GP.

also, check out about worm. although it's less common among adults, it may be worth a look. You can buy anti-worm "chocolate" from chemist.

It’s been 5 weeks since I’ve been off PPI and PYLERA. I just got the stool antigen test back and it is negative.

wow! fantastic news! time for a big celebration!!

Great! Congrats!
Re the itch. I have the same after 2 weeks of treatment. Did you find out what it is? Did it get better? It can be really painful.

The itch is from Hemorrhoids. Im actually still nursing them too and are getting better. I had first bout of hemmoroids last year and for some reason they inflamed again after my treatment. May be conincedence.

I also had a GI MAP done that showed positive hpylori, Virulence Factor dupA, and showed negative resistance to Clarithromycin. Level 3.5e2 vs normal of less than 1.03e3. I had treated it with natural treatments back over the summer and had had it 8 years earlier. This test interested me because I was left with healing ulcers I believe and food sensitivities. I was getting better but not there. I also recently realized I have a history of this on my mother's side of the family, a cousin and my grandmother. My brother currently having issues. My husband takes acid blockers 24-7 for a hiatal hernia and does not want to get tested because he does not want to go off acid blockers. So I am not sure if I had it and it was just low enough to not be detected, my husband re-infected me or if this test is accurate. My symptoms have slowly gotten worse so I believe I have it.