H. Pylori Recovery Questions
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 7:55 am
I have some questions about recovering from the residual effects of H. Pylori.
My history is found in an earlier post viewtopic.php?f=37&t=204840.
It was a very bad infection that I feel very lucky to have survived. Because of the severeity of the infection, I've had residual immune and digestive effects. Recovery seems super slow. It's been almost 2 years since eradicating H. Pylori and I'm still experiencing a lot of residual effects. Though I'm improving, it is going very slow. I can't help but ask the questions below.
1- How much recovery is expected from a patient in my condition?
2- How long does it take for a patient in my condition to regain some, most, or all their health back?
3- What are the chances of full recovery? Most recovery? Some recovery from where I'm already at?
4- What else can I do to help my body more fully recovery?
Things I am already doing:
*Currently I'm finishing up school -- I finish in March -- so I can take more time to really focus on my body and recovery. (I changed to part time 18 months ago because I just couldn't do school full-time in my condition.)
*I'm trying to make sure that I get on average 9-10 hours of sleep -- I've noticed that sleep really helps a lot.
*I'm followign my diet, though sometimes I find that I can sneak a little extra starch 2-3 times a week. (Like 1 piece of whole wheat bread that I make myself, or 1 cup mashed potatoes, or 1/2 cup cooked brown rice. Sneaking sucrose, trans fats, and maltose are out of the question -- can't sneak those yet. Sometimes I can sneak a little more lactose, but still pretty sensitive to it.)
*I'm taking a good vitamin B complex with lots of B9 and B12.
*I'm taking probiotics.
*I'm being very germaphobic in all my contact within and outside my house -- seriously! I take sanitizing wipes and wipe off my desk before even sitting down in class! And I don't allow sick people in my house, and I don't go into houses with sick people.
*Exercise: I was biking which felt great, but had to return to walking. I walk on average 1.5 - 3 miles a day.
My history is found in an earlier post viewtopic.php?f=37&t=204840.
It was a very bad infection that I feel very lucky to have survived. Because of the severeity of the infection, I've had residual immune and digestive effects. Recovery seems super slow. It's been almost 2 years since eradicating H. Pylori and I'm still experiencing a lot of residual effects. Though I'm improving, it is going very slow. I can't help but ask the questions below.
1- How much recovery is expected from a patient in my condition?
2- How long does it take for a patient in my condition to regain some, most, or all their health back?
3- What are the chances of full recovery? Most recovery? Some recovery from where I'm already at?
4- What else can I do to help my body more fully recovery?
Things I am already doing:
*Currently I'm finishing up school -- I finish in March -- so I can take more time to really focus on my body and recovery. (I changed to part time 18 months ago because I just couldn't do school full-time in my condition.)
*I'm trying to make sure that I get on average 9-10 hours of sleep -- I've noticed that sleep really helps a lot.
*I'm followign my diet, though sometimes I find that I can sneak a little extra starch 2-3 times a week. (Like 1 piece of whole wheat bread that I make myself, or 1 cup mashed potatoes, or 1/2 cup cooked brown rice. Sneaking sucrose, trans fats, and maltose are out of the question -- can't sneak those yet. Sometimes I can sneak a little more lactose, but still pretty sensitive to it.)
*I'm taking a good vitamin B complex with lots of B9 and B12.
*I'm taking probiotics.
*I'm being very germaphobic in all my contact within and outside my house -- seriously! I take sanitizing wipes and wipe off my desk before even sitting down in class! And I don't allow sick people in my house, and I don't go into houses with sick people.
*Exercise: I was biking which felt great, but had to return to walking. I walk on average 1.5 - 3 miles a day.