Clarithromycin helicobacter pylori

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Avatar f tn infection with helicobacter pylori and use of nonsteroidal anti inflammatory medications (NSAID). Although you are on PPI you need therapy for H pylori. Helicobacter pylori, also known as H. pylori, is a bacterium that is commonly found in the stomach. It is present in approximately one-half of the world's population. The vast majority of people infected with H. pylori infection have no symptoms and will never develop problems. No single drug cures H. pylori infection.
Avatar f tn My mother (51 years) has been diagnosed with antral gastritis and also got a positive result for the presence of Helicobacter Pylori. She has been prescribed with Mox 250mg( Amoxycillin capsules), Maclar 250mg( Clarithromycin), omeprazole tabs. Will it be sufficient for the cure with regular dosage or please suggest any additional measure.
Avatar n tn That test checks to see if substances that trigger the immune system to fight an H. pylori infection - H. pylori antigens- are present in your stool. The stool antigen testing may be done to help support a diagnosis of H. pylori infection. OR to determine whether treatment for an H. pylori infection has been successful. This is not the stool antibody test. Make sure you specify that when you talk to the doc.
567392 tn?1216751526 Majority of these lymphomas are derived from mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALToma).These lymphomas develop from Helicobacter pylori-chronic gastritis, to low-grade and high-grade lymphoma. Low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma can be cured by eradication of Helicobacter pylori; but radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy and/or surgery are the major methods of treatment for high grade MALT lymphomas.
Avatar m tn Helicobacter spp. DNA was detected in two out of 75 liver biopsy samples (2.6%), which were typed as H. pylori by DNA sequencing. One of these patients had chronic hepatitis C infection (man, 51 years old) and the other had nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (woman, 44 years old). Fifty-two out of 75 of the patients (69.3%) had H. pylori infection in their stomachs. CONCLUSION: We have found that H. pylori infection is much less prevalent in benign liver diseases. The presence of H.
Avatar m tn It sounds like Helicobacter Pylori, or H-Pylori. Ask your doctor! Today, the standard triple therapy is amoxicillin, clarithromycin and a proton pump inhibitor such as omeprazole. At times, probiotics have been used. A patient with gastritis, or peptic/duodenal ulcers may also have the presence of H-pylori. You can read about it here (copy and paste the URL into your web browser.): http://h-p-bacteria.blogspot.com/ Good luck! And let me know how you are doing!
Avatar m tn m a 21 year old male, I had sex a few times with a girl who I just found out has chlamydia, however, I began heavy antibiotic treatment for the cure of Helicobacter pylori (amoxicillin 2g a day, clarithromycin, etc), and I only had sex with her once while taking this treatment, and had 4 days left. Would this treatment have cured my chlamydia if I caught it??? What are the chances I still have it?? ps. I have no symptoms, and this was around 2 weeks ago...
Avatar n tn Amoxicillin is also sometimes used together with another antibiotic called clarithromycin to treat stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. This combination is sometimes used with a stomach acid reducer called lansoprazole. Since you havent mentioned what caused this food poisoning and other relevant information, its difficult to suggest a medicine. I ll just say, There are better medicines for food poisoning.
Avatar n tn I been taking antibiotics for two weeks last month to treat the Helicobacter pylori bacteria.Omeprazole 20 mg, Metronidazole 500 mg and Clarithromycin 500 mg.I just missed my period 3 days now and found out that I pregnant.I did some research and found out that this antibiotics an have affect in early pregnancy.Category B and C for FDA.Was anyone in this situation before ? I am concerned for the baby's health.I dont know if I should do the medical abortion or try to keep the babe.
Avatar f tn Welcome to the gastroenterology community! Helicobacter pylori (more commonly known as h pylori) is very common. Over 50% of people in the entire world have it. He will not necessarily be recovered after the full course of antibiotics. Sometimes it takes many rounds of antibiotics to kill off the bacteria. Good luck.
Avatar m tn Well those could definitely be symptoms of H Pylori. I would recommend that she go on the recommend therapy for treating H Pylori and then work hard to avoid things in her life that could cause a relapse.
Avatar m tn Make an appointment with your doctor and get checked out for the Helicobacter Pylori bacteria. This is done by a breath test or testing the stools. Blood tests do not give accurate readings. The doctor may also refer you to have a barium meal xray to find out if you have a hiatus hernia or any other abnormality in the stomach.
Avatar n tn what if the helicobacter pylori treatment doesn't work due to the side effects?
Dog Nexium is approved for the healing and maintenance of erosive esophagitis, for symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and for use in combination with antibiotics to eradicate Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in patients with active or prior duodenal ulcer disease. Protonix is a gastric proton pump inhibitor (PPI), available in oral and intravenous formulations.
917763 tn?1311628896 Today is my last day of treatment for Helicobacter pylori. I will be starting treatment for hep c Wednesday. Will this make me more nauasa?
Avatar m tn I just had an endoscopy becuase i was suffering from severe nausea and dizzyness and they found Helicobacter pylori bacteria in my stomach. A few doctors have said that this could be reponsible for nausea others are saying probably not. what are the symptoms of Helicobacter pylori bacteria? could this be responsible for my nausea? is there any chance it could cause dizzyness?