Here is my story,
Since last year in September, I've been having stomach problems that all started with some stomach pain during the summer that seemed not that offensive but proved to be more then that when without any other symptoms I felt really week and lightheaded. After a visit at the hospital I learned that I had stomach bleeding probably from a untreated gastritis. I started a 1 month PPI treatment and radically changed my diet which all seemed to be working fine, stomach pain seemed to be getting better and better as well I had some nausea but that also slowly went away.
All seemed to be working fine when in November, suddenly I had a severe state of indigestion, I felt that I had food up to my through, I couldn't eat almost anything because if I at the smallest amount of food it made me feel really full. As well, all of this was accompanied by a strange sensation in the back of my throat, It's not a taste in my mouth but just a strange feeling that is present only in the upper back part of my throat. As I was feeling worse and worse I made a endoscopy which showed to healed scares on the duoden and a minor gastritis. As well, the helicobacter pylori test from the endoscopy came back positive. The doctor who performed the endoscopy told me that probably most of the symptoms wore from the bacteria and the antibiotics treatment should do the job. I started the triple therapy and I felt better then ever, during the treatment besides a strange taste in my mouth I felt really well . As soon as I finished the treatment, stomach pain started again, some nausea, i felt really weak and had some states of depression. With a strict diet most of the symptoms are disappearing and now I only have this strange sensation in the back of my throat that sometimes come after one or two hours after eating and sometimes comes after I don't eat during 4-5 hours. I thought that it could be GERD but a strict diet does not change anything
The strange thing is that during the pantroprazol treatment there was no change and the most strangest thing was that as soon as I stopped the PPI treatment surprisingly I felt better, now a big difference but noticeable. Now I am two weeks off any stomach medication and a only have some occasional pain when not eating for 4-5 or more hours, also in the morning until I eat, and this strange sensation in the back of my throught which is better without PPI but still does not subside. I also have for the last few days when I lay on my back at night the sensation of having food until my throat and the sensation of swallowing all the time.
The strange sensation on my throat is always calmed when eating and comes back 1-2 hours after eating in some days. Sometimes it starts after drinking water.
Do helicobacter pylori symptoms last for a long time after the treatment? I finished the treatment 1 month ago. Could it be GERD what I am experiencing?
I am taking the breath test next week to see if the bacteria was taken care of but I am sure it was
we have to think positive Thank you in advance for the help and sorry for the long post,
All the best,
