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Help! Both my father and mother had stomach cancer and were positive for H. Pylori. Several years ago I contracted a rotovirus and was biopsied for H. Pylori. All tests were negative. 12 days ago I was bitten by a very autistic girl at school. For the past four days, I have had belching, gas, stomach discomfort. Can a bite to the forearm result in an H Pylori infection? She bit through my sleeve but broke my skin. I am terrified. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Nancy

H. pylori cannot be transmitted through bite, unless you swallowed a significant volume of her saliva that happened to have significant amount of H. pylori.

by the way, at that year when you did biopsy because of rotavirus, did you take any antibiotic before the endoscopy?

I don't believe that I did but I am not sure. I see a gastroenterologist in January and am going tomrequest an endoscopy given my parents both had stomach cx.

Stomach cancer often does not have symptoms in the early stages, or they can be vague and non-specific -- such as nausea or weight loss. Also, there is no single symptom that exactly pinpoints stomach cancer; therefore, further evaluation and testing is required for a diagnosis.
Symptoms vary and depend on how advanced the disease and what type of gastric cancer they have. If you are experiencing the symptoms of stomach cancer, please see your doctor. With most diseases, a timely diagnosis leads to a better treatment outcome.
Cancer occurs when cells in a part of the body begin to grow out of control. There are many kinds of cancer and they all come about because of out-of-control growth of abnormal cells. Different types of cancer behave very differently. Lung cancer, breast cancer, vaginal cancer, and liver cancer are very different diseases. The diseases grow at different rates and respond to different treatments. People with cancer need treatment that is aimed at their kind of cancer.
Stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer starts in the stomach. The stomach is divided into five different layers. Cancer can develop in any of these sections. View the stomach.
The stomach is composed of five layers. Starting from the inside and working our way out, the innermost layer is called the mucosa. Stomach acid and digestive juices are made in the mucosa layer. The next layer is called the submucosa. The submucosa is surrounded by the muscularis, a layer of muscle that moves and mixes the stomach contents. The next two layers, the subserosa and the serosa are the wrapping for the stomach. The serosa is the outermost layer of the stomach.
Most stomach cancers start in the mucosa. The cancer can grow deeper and infect the other layers. As it grows deeper, the outlook for a cure gets worse.