Helicobacter pylori should be registered with the Department of Gastroenterology.
Helicobacter pylori is a kind of bacteria that mainly survives in the stomach, most infected people are asymptomatic, a few may have abdominal pain, nausea, loss of appetite, recurrent burping, weight loss, etc. Long-term infections are mainly associated with gastritis, peptic ulcer and gastric cancer, etc. Those who have the above mentioned symptoms can perfect the Carbon 13 or Carbon 14 Urea Breath Test to find out if there is any Helicobacter pylori infection.
There are mainly four kinds of drugs for treating H. pylori, including one kind of proton pump inhibitor, two kinds of antibiotics, and one kind of bismuth agent. Omeprazole and pantoprazole are commonly used as proton pump inhibitors, amoxicillin and metronidazole are commonly used as antibiotics, and bismuth potassium bismuth citrate is commonly used as bismuth agent.
With the above symptoms or want to check H. pylori should go to the gastroenterology department, under the guidance of the doctor for further examination and treatment.