When it comes to “H. pylori”, many people have heard of it, and people with stomach problems hate it to the bone. In many people’s minds, H. pylori is both mysterious and scary. Currently, about 60% of the Chinese population is infected with H. pylori. The following we through the answer to six questions, one by one to solve its mystery.
Question 1: What are the characteristics of H. pylori?
1, H. pylori is the only known human stomach bacteria to date.
2. it is extremely contagious, and humans are the only source of H. pylori infection.
3, H. pylori is very stubborn, once infected with H. pylori, if not treated, almost lifelong in the infection.
Question 2: What are the symptoms of H. pylori infection?
1, bad breath: H. pylori is one of the most direct germs that cause bad breath.
2, stomach pain, acid reflux heartburn: H. pylori induces gastrin secretion frenzy, and stomach pain, acid reflux heartburn, and even nausea and vomiting.
3, bloating: patients with H. pylori infection mostly have symptoms such as belching after meals, bloating and abdominal discomfort, and these symptoms can occur at any time.
4, asymptomatic: some patients have no obvious symptoms, and can only be found by doing relative tests in the hospital.
Question 3: What are the dangers of H. pylori infection?
1, peptic ulcers: H. pylori infection significantly increases the risk of duodenal and gastric ulcers. In addition, treatment of H. pylori infection accelerates the healing of ulcers and greatly reduces the recurrence of ulcers.
2, gastritis: many studies have shown that H. pylori is the culprit and culprit of chronic gastric disease.
3, gastric cancer: infection with H. pylori may increase the risk of gastric cancer by 2.7 to 12 times.
4, urticaria: chronic persistent urticaria patients with H. pylori rate in the stomach can be as high as 55%, after the elimination of H. pylori by antibacterial therapy, 81% of patients with urticaria no longer occur.
5, other diseases: H. pylori is not so honest, not only with chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric cancer, but also can cause other organs and tissue diseases, especially anemia, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Question 4: Why does the infection with H. pylori persist after a long time?
1, drug resistance of H. pylori: studies have found that the eradication rate of H. pylori is significantly lower in those who are retreated than those who are initially treated.
2, patient compliance: patients do not complete the required course of treatment, irregular medication, reduce the amount of treatment can lead to failure.
3, re-infection: mostly caused by inattention to prevention and poor lifestyle.
After knowing each other, we found that H. pylori is neither mysterious nor terrible, attention to detail in life, treatment to do thoroughly, it can make it go as far as possible! Then take the first step and check for H. pylori.