H pylori and my story
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:23 am
Hi,
I am so happy I found this forum. I want to tell you my story.
Jan 2018 my husband had some tummy pain and he was going to all kinds of doctors and finally aftter 3 months he had Gastroscopy and they found the bacteria. After 10 days of Antibiotics and 2nd testing, this time urea breath, he is h pilory free.
My issue started in March, tingling sensation (no pain) on left side of my belly, I lost 5 kgs, constipation, lots of gas, frequent urination, body shaking in the morning, high heart rate ..dizziness, brain fog, head pressure..
AND..reading all night of symptoms on internet while going to th ER almost every week, had ultrasound, blood tests for anemia, thyroid etc, urine test..and all came outnegative.
I had also one symptom that was worying me the most and that was 24/7 brain fog, brain gog and dizziness. I could wake up at night from the dizziness..The doctors were telling me the brain fog and dizziness are not from the h pylori and the tingling sensation next to my belly could be a nerv.
I told them my husband had a simillar tingling sensation with pain, although I didnt have a pain. The doctors were telling me all is from anxiety and pannic attacks. I must mention I do have panic attacks and axiety, however I never felt this strange way before and 24/7 dizzy, so I wasn't sure whats happening at all.
Finally I went to a private lab and had a Urea breath test back in Mid May and The test result came positive. I went to the ER at 5 am in the morning as I woke up shaking and had a strong panick attack, the dizziness, head preasure hasnt stopped for 3 weeks (24/7) too. They prescribed me zoloft ( i am not taking zoloft as of yet)and the dr prescribed me an HP pac, finally I could relax a bit as I felt that has caused all my symptons on top of worrying too much before this result was out.
I bought the HP Pack on May 20th and started taking them on May 21st. I had one more pannic attack on May 20th and at night May 20th my head cleared somehow. On may 21st, I started taking the antibiotic treatment for 10 days and besides the metalic taste I felt amazing and very energetic, no constipation no diziness, nothing..
I finished the treatment on May 31st and 2 days later, the dizziness returned. Now I cant figure out why I get the dizziness and brain fog and it really bothers me.
2 days before my antibiotics were over I started having kind a pins and needles sensations around my lowest rib bone of my both sides of my ribs. The pain was instant, for 1 second then goes away and comes back from time to time, especially if I atr more...the most that bothers me is the dizziness and brain fog. I started taking now prevacid once a day for 3 weeks and I plan to go for another urea breath test. My questions are the following:
1. How long do I wait for to take the breath test after the 3 weeks prevacid is over.Do I wait 2, 3 or 4 weeks after the prevacid?
2. Do I need to take endoscopy to get a biopsy or I is not needed?
3.Could that dizziness and head pressure be from the bacteria? I finished the Hp pack and that is the only annoying symptom that returned 2 days after I finished the treatment.
4. My son is 7 yo and he doesnt have any symptoms yet. doctors say if he doesnt have any symptoms, not to test him.
Thank you soo much for your help and I really appreaciate your replies and suggestions.
I am so happy I found this forum. I want to tell you my story.
Jan 2018 my husband had some tummy pain and he was going to all kinds of doctors and finally aftter 3 months he had Gastroscopy and they found the bacteria. After 10 days of Antibiotics and 2nd testing, this time urea breath, he is h pilory free.
My issue started in March, tingling sensation (no pain) on left side of my belly, I lost 5 kgs, constipation, lots of gas, frequent urination, body shaking in the morning, high heart rate ..dizziness, brain fog, head pressure..
AND..reading all night of symptoms on internet while going to th ER almost every week, had ultrasound, blood tests for anemia, thyroid etc, urine test..and all came outnegative.
I had also one symptom that was worying me the most and that was 24/7 brain fog, brain gog and dizziness. I could wake up at night from the dizziness..The doctors were telling me the brain fog and dizziness are not from the h pylori and the tingling sensation next to my belly could be a nerv.
I told them my husband had a simillar tingling sensation with pain, although I didnt have a pain. The doctors were telling me all is from anxiety and pannic attacks. I must mention I do have panic attacks and axiety, however I never felt this strange way before and 24/7 dizzy, so I wasn't sure whats happening at all.
Finally I went to a private lab and had a Urea breath test back in Mid May and The test result came positive. I went to the ER at 5 am in the morning as I woke up shaking and had a strong panick attack, the dizziness, head preasure hasnt stopped for 3 weeks (24/7) too. They prescribed me zoloft ( i am not taking zoloft as of yet)and the dr prescribed me an HP pac, finally I could relax a bit as I felt that has caused all my symptons on top of worrying too much before this result was out.
I bought the HP Pack on May 20th and started taking them on May 21st. I had one more pannic attack on May 20th and at night May 20th my head cleared somehow. On may 21st, I started taking the antibiotic treatment for 10 days and besides the metalic taste I felt amazing and very energetic, no constipation no diziness, nothing..
I finished the treatment on May 31st and 2 days later, the dizziness returned. Now I cant figure out why I get the dizziness and brain fog and it really bothers me.
2 days before my antibiotics were over I started having kind a pins and needles sensations around my lowest rib bone of my both sides of my ribs. The pain was instant, for 1 second then goes away and comes back from time to time, especially if I atr more...the most that bothers me is the dizziness and brain fog. I started taking now prevacid once a day for 3 weeks and I plan to go for another urea breath test. My questions are the following:
1. How long do I wait for to take the breath test after the 3 weeks prevacid is over.Do I wait 2, 3 or 4 weeks after the prevacid?
2. Do I need to take endoscopy to get a biopsy or I is not needed?
3.Could that dizziness and head pressure be from the bacteria? I finished the Hp pack and that is the only annoying symptom that returned 2 days after I finished the treatment.
4. My son is 7 yo and he doesnt have any symptoms yet. doctors say if he doesnt have any symptoms, not to test him.
Thank you soo much for your help and I really appreaciate your replies and suggestions.