H.Pylori Triple Treatment with Low Stomach Acid
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:37 pm
28yo / male, living in Thailand for nearly 2 years now, consider myself healthy, no food allergies ever, no IBS, no known issues. I pretty down to earth in Thailand and I eat street food regularly.
About 9 months ago I caught food poisoning I was ill for a few days and then worked myself back to health. A few weeks later I noticed my stomach was the size of a balloon one evening, the day later it went away, but reoccurred again the following the night, hard/tender - not flabby. I went to Dr.Google and tried a few things, I cut some fats out, drank cider vinegar throughout the day, a little bit prune juice, some vitamins, apples etc, avoided alcohol and few day later it went away. I guess a lot of these home cures (particularly related to PH and stomach health) have broad effects across a range of problems - yeast infection, helico, etc.. But it went away and I was back to eat what I like, perfect bowel moving no distending of the stomach.
Anyway, it happened again a few week later (a weekend of poor diet and boozing triggered it) this time it took 5 days of a pretty strict diet to get back to normal. Uncomfortable large distended stomach most nights, retreating more and each night till one day it was back to normal.
No problem for a number of weeks and then every other week and now had it for about 2 months with occasional good days or good pair days. I dont have high stomach acid, I never belch, I never acid reflux, never feel sickly and I did the bicarbonate soda test and no belch in 5 minutes. I've research for days and Im convinced I have low stomach acid triggered by chornic helicobacter with various level of activity and trigger points. So given the doctors here are in my experience not the best I going to sort this myself.
I going to do 10 days Carithycin 500mg and Amoxicillin, but I aint taking the PPI as I dont have the usual elevated stomach acids most people have (if that changed I buy ozmec at any pharmacy). I read a study that without the PPI only 25% success rate but surely this applies to those with the usual high stomach acid sympton of h.pylori? In my case I only see it lessening the success probably of eradication unless Im missing some important science.
Anyway off the local dogy pharamcy to write my own presubscription, let me know if Im doing anything suicidal (other than not following a doctors advise)
About 9 months ago I caught food poisoning I was ill for a few days and then worked myself back to health. A few weeks later I noticed my stomach was the size of a balloon one evening, the day later it went away, but reoccurred again the following the night, hard/tender - not flabby. I went to Dr.Google and tried a few things, I cut some fats out, drank cider vinegar throughout the day, a little bit prune juice, some vitamins, apples etc, avoided alcohol and few day later it went away. I guess a lot of these home cures (particularly related to PH and stomach health) have broad effects across a range of problems - yeast infection, helico, etc.. But it went away and I was back to eat what I like, perfect bowel moving no distending of the stomach.
Anyway, it happened again a few week later (a weekend of poor diet and boozing triggered it) this time it took 5 days of a pretty strict diet to get back to normal. Uncomfortable large distended stomach most nights, retreating more and each night till one day it was back to normal.
No problem for a number of weeks and then every other week and now had it for about 2 months with occasional good days or good pair days. I dont have high stomach acid, I never belch, I never acid reflux, never feel sickly and I did the bicarbonate soda test and no belch in 5 minutes. I've research for days and Im convinced I have low stomach acid triggered by chornic helicobacter with various level of activity and trigger points. So given the doctors here are in my experience not the best I going to sort this myself.
I going to do 10 days Carithycin 500mg and Amoxicillin, but I aint taking the PPI as I dont have the usual elevated stomach acids most people have (if that changed I buy ozmec at any pharmacy). I read a study that without the PPI only 25% success rate but surely this applies to those with the usual high stomach acid sympton of h.pylori? In my case I only see it lessening the success probably of eradication unless Im missing some important science.
Anyway off the local dogy pharamcy to write my own presubscription, let me know if Im doing anything suicidal (other than not following a doctors advise)