Helicobacter pylori generally refers to the Helicobacter pylori bacteria. Most patients infected with Helicobacter pylori may have no obvious symptoms and may experience abdominal pain, nausea, belching and other symptoms.
H. pylori is a micro aerobic bacterium that appears as a spiral or arc under the microscope, and it is closely related to the development of peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.
More than 70% of patients with H. pylori infection do not have any clinical symptoms, 10% to 20%, may develop peptic ulcers, about 10% of patients may develop functional dyspepsia, and about less than 1% of people may cause gastric cancer. Symptoms such as belching, nausea, abdominal pain and vomiting may be present.
Other diseases associated with H. pylori infection include, gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma, unexplained iron deficiency anemia, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, and gastric polyps.
Eradication of H. pylori can also improve gastric mucosal inflammation, relieve and delay the development of gastric mucosal atrophy and enterosis, and partially reverse gastric mucosal atrophy.
Patients with suspected H. pylori symptoms are advised to visit a hospital before and be treated under a doctor’s supervision.