Is it okay to be positive for H. pylori?

There is something wrong with a positive H. pylori test, because the test result indicates the presence of H. pylori infection. H. pylori is a Gram-negative bacterium that lives mainly in the human stomach tissue. Infection with this pathogenic bacterium can cause stomach distension, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and other symptoms. If not treated in a timely manner, it may even lead to chronic gastritis, duodenal bulb ulcers, lymphoproliferative gastric lymphoma and other gastrointestinal diseases. Patients who are positive for H. pylori need to be treated symptomatically with the actual disease manifestations. Patients with no significant adverse symptoms do not require special treatment and should only be followed up regularly as prescribed by the doctor. However, patients with symptoms such as gastric distension, nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite can be treated with quadruple therapy. Combination of antibacterial agents for anti-HP treatment, commonly used types of drugs are metronidazole, clarithromycin, furacilin, etc., in addition with H2 receptor antagonists, gastric mucosal protective agents and other types of drug combination treatment, to protect the gastric mucosa, inhibit gastric acid secretion, accelerate the role of damaged tissue healing and repair, specific types of drugs are ranitidine, bismuth potassium citrate, gastrin, etc.