Can you get flatulence with H. pylori infection?



Having an H. pylori infection may cause gas and bloating.

H. pylori itself does not cause flatulence, but there are some digestive disorders that it causes that do. Examples include chronic gastritis and peptic ulcers. When you suffer from these digestive diseases, you will often have indigestion, with clinical manifestations such as bloating and belching.

This is mainly because after the gastric Helicobacter pylori infection, it will affect the internal environment of the stomach, resulting in the food can not be fully decomposed, and stay in the gastrointestinal tract for a long time fermentation and thus produce a large amount of gas.

It is recommended to go to the hospital in time to do the relevant examination, if suspected of H. pylori infection, usually need to do a breath test, after a clear diagnosis, with the doctor to take treatment.