Taking H. pylori medication is generally not recommended during treatment, so as not to affect the effect of quadruple therapy medication, and will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.
The treatment of H. pylori generally uses quadruple therapy, the medication includes an acid suppressant, two antibiotics and a bismuth agent. The course of treatment is usually 14 days, and it is not recommended to use other gastric drugs during the treatment period so as not to affect the effect of the quadruple therapy, and taking other gastric drugs on top of the quadruple therapy will also increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and the liver.
Inside the medication for H. pylori, acid-suppressing drugs are commonly used as proton pump inhibitors, which can inhibit gastric acid secretion, improve the acidic environment in the stomach, and help the antibiotics to exert their pharmacological effects; the use of two types of antibiotics is designed to kill H. pylori; and the use of bismuth is designed to protect the gastric mucous membrane and promote its recovery.
During the treatment of Helicobacter pylori, you need to strictly follow the doctor’s instructions, not to reduce or change the dosage of medication, take a course of medication, to be reviewed after one month to determine whether the eradication treatment is successful.