Barrett’s esophagus is a condition in which the squamous epithelial cells on the surface of the lower esophageal mucosa are replaced by columnar epithelial cells under the action of irritating factors.
Helicobacter pylori is a group of spiral or arc-shaped aerobic bacteria that can exist on the surface of the gastric mucosa to form Helicobacter pylori infection, which is closely related to chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer and gastric cancer.
Barrett’s esophagus does not refer to H. pylori infection. Patients with H. pylori infection may suffer from chronic gastritis, and if there is long-term indigestion and acid reflux, the refluxed gastric contents may irritate the mucosa of the lower esophagus, and long-term irritation may lead to the formation of barrett’s esophagus.
If barrett’s esophagus or Helicobacter pylori infection exists, you should go to the gastroenterology department in time to improve the examination and standardize the treatment according to the cause of the disease.