Can you drink alcohol if you have Helicobacter pylori?

You should not drink alcohol when infected with Helicobacter pylori, as it will aggravate the patient’s symptoms and is not conducive to treatment. Helicobacter pylori is a kind of bacteria that can survive in the stomach, which can cause stomach diseases, such as chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, etc. Patients will suffer from epigastric discomfort, pain, acid reflux, hiccups and other symptoms. Suffering from Helicobacter pylori is not allowed to drink alcohol, which is a kind of stimulating drink that will cause irritation to the gastric mucosa and aggravate the above symptoms. The treatment of H. pylori is mainly quadruple therapy, which requires the use of two antibiotics, and it is also not recommended to drink alcohol during the use of medication, otherwise some of the antibiotics may have a disulfiram-like reaction with alcohol, which can be serious and life-threatening to the patient. Infected with Helicobacter pylori should follow the doctor’s instructions for proper treatment, during the treatment is recommended to eat a light diet, do not eat cold and irritating food. Helicobacter pylori is contagious, during the treatment period, we should pay attention to meal hygiene, to avoid cross-infection.