What to do when a 10-year-old gets Helicobacter pylori

A 10-year-old child infected with Helicobacter pylori can eat less spicy food, etc. for life improvement, and can also use triple therapy, i.e., 2 antibiotics such as amoxicillin and clarithromycin + proton pump inhibitor such as omeprazole in combination. 1. Life improvement: diet should eat less hot pot and other spicy food, so as not to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract and aggravate the condition. Pay attention to dietary hygiene to avoid aggravating the infection, do not overeat, eat regularly and quantitatively to reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. 2. Medication: H. pylori can be eradicated with triple therapy, which is usually a proton pump inhibitor + two antibiotics. Commonly used proton pump inhibitors include omeprazole, etc. Commonly used antibiotics include amoxicillin and metronidazole. Because some children with the infection have the possibility of self-healing, eradication treatment can be withheld for children without eradication indications. 10-year-old children due to the development of various organs is not very mature, the use of medication is generally more cautious, if infected with Helicobacter pylori, the medication should be under the guidance of a doctor to take medication reasonably for treatment, and not arbitrarily use, in order to avoid adverse reactions.