Is 700+ Helicobacter pylori serious?

C14 or C13 breath test for H. pylori 700 indicates H. pylori infection.C14 breath test value <100dpm/mmol is negative, >100dpm/mmol is positive.C13 breath test <4DOB/mmol is negative, >4DOB/mmol is positive. The value represents the infection, but does not represent the severity of the disease, the judgment of whether the seriousness of the H. pylori bacteria should be based on the diseases caused by the judgment, such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric cancer and other diseases.
1. Chronic gastritis: When H. pylori is infected, the toxins, ammonia and other harmful substances it produces can damage the gastric mucosa and lead to chronic gastritis. It manifests itself in epigastric discomfort, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, etc., which is not serious at this time. If there is vomiting blood, black stool, the condition is more serious.
2. Peptic ulcer: Helicobacter pylori 700, because Helicobacter pylori contains urease, vacuolar toxin and other substances, can damage the gastric mucosal barrier, easy to be corroded by gastric acid to form ulcers. Manifested as abdominal pain, acid reflux, heartburn, etc., generally can be treated with medication, then not serious. If gastric bleeding, gastric perforation and other complications occur, it will be more serious.
3. Stomach cancer: One of the important factors leading to the formation of stomach cancer is Helicobacter pylori infection. It is not obvious in early stage, but in middle and late stage, epigastric pain, progressive dysphagia, emaciation and other symptoms may appear, and most of the patients are already in the stage of disease progression or distant metastasis, which is a serious disease when they consult the doctor for their symptoms.
When infected with Helicobacter pylori, it is recommended to go to the gastroenterology department in time for treatment, and use medication reasonably under the guidance of a professional doctor, so as not to delay the condition.