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H Pylori postive....left side stomach gut pain

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H Pylori postive....left side stomach gut pain

Post by helico4eva »

Hello everyone

this is my first post here...been a passive reader for few months

my problems started in May 2015....stomach pain, dry mouth/throat, heartburn, burping, small internal bump on left side stomach (a inch below left breastbone)
pain got especially bad rightwaway when smoking cigarettes.....
went to doctor in June 2015 with distended swollen stomach..slight fever...dark yellow urine....clay colouored stools

doctor ordered blood test and ECG/ Xray....i did not go for blood test in June 2015 as was travelling
got really really sick travelling...extreme fatigue, extruciating pain, pain radiating to back left side shoulder blade
almost passed out a few times as pain was too much to handle...got fatigues by walking for few minutes
could not see doctor again as was travelling

went back to doctor in Oct 2015...
Did blood test in Oct 2015
i was diagnosed H Pylori positive in Oct 2015.....Nov 2015 did HP-pack for 2 weeks
felt a bit better....fatigue was gone...was put on PPI for 3 months after that

but stomach pain is still there...doctor refuses to restest blood saying it will show antibodies again

they dont do breath test here...so i am not sure whether h pylori gone or not

i am staying off PPI for 2 weeks to try do stool test to find out if its gone

will my stomach feel normal again ever...i feel pain when i get stressed/ anxiety/ smoking/ eating fried or saucy food
dropped 20 pounds but the small 1centimere bump on left side of tummy is still there

any suggestion/ help what should be done next

Thanks a ton

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Re: H Pylori postive....left side stomach gut pain

Post by Helico_expert »

first, let's wait for the stool test report and see if you still have H. pylori.

second, have your doctor consider you may have gall stone?

then, if negative for all of above, we can discuss how to manage the non-helicobacter related dyspepsia.

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Re: H Pylori postive....left side stomach gut pain

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Thank you very much helico_expert for your advice...your input help at this point is gratefully acknowledged....

i just want this 9-10 month ongoing tummy/ gut pain problem to come to a conclusion...miss my old active work/social life...basically with H pylori i stay indoors most of the time

i will definitely raise these points with my doctor during next appointment

i got the results of upper abdominal ultrasound 3 weeks ago....it basically says almost all abdominal organs okay....the only thing which the abdominal ultrasound mentioned was slightly fatty liver which doc said common nowadays
i went through the results with two of my doctors to ascertain and they said gallbladder and rest is okay

my doctor also did a physical exam of abdomen 3 weeks ago and said tummy looks benign to him
He advised small meals and exercise

he referred me to a GI specialist in July 2016....i got a copy of the doctors internal communication in mail and it basically asks my new GI doctor to treat dyspepsia


i am on 1 week amoxicillin right now prescribed by a dentist for filling a long root canal dental problem..was high time to get it done as dentist said gums badly infected...
i will do stool test 2 weeks after finishing amoxicillin

feels like somehow this H Pylori bug had weakened my gut similar to a old person :oops: :oops:
no more speed racing sports/ stressful risky stock day trading/ rushing into things for me as from my experience these things trigger more pain.... :?:

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Re: H Pylori postive....left side stomach gut pain

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i was also a frequent visitor to my friends house during much of last year

his adult son is mentally challenged and does not maintain hygiene

i have strong suspicion i got this bug sharing food or drinks with his family or using his washroom

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Post by Helico_expert »

H. pylori is not easily spread like that. Because H. pylori survive poorly outside human body. So, i believe you will need very frequent expose to contaminated saliva to be infected.

Nevertheless, we shall wait for you to complete your current Amox and see how it goes.

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Re: H Pylori postive....left side stomach gut pain

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Thank you so much Helico_expert for your guidance...i raised some of your points with my Doc

i recently got results of my stool test and Doc they were negative

i told him i still have burping after meals, difficulty passing gas and most importantly near constant pain in upper part of tummy
feels like the bug in stomach lining causing the stretching pain inside stomach and intestines
sometimes i get disheartened as this ordeal been going on for a year in different sort of pains with tummy and GI...sometime i think it could be cancer and i will never recover from this nagging pain
so letdown...hard to go to gym, sports, meetup with friends and general socializing as buddies realize fast i am not 100% and somethings up in my tummy

doc said maybe the bug still there...hopefully its just aftermath of this insanely difficult to get rid of bug
doc put me for 2 more months of nexium
regarding the small bump in left side of tummy (a inch below breastbone)....i asked doc whether its a polyup as its size got reduced from a inch to a cm while on antibiotics
doc did a physical exam of the bump and said it just a normal fatty tissue


i recently started taking VSL probiotics....gonna take 450 billion CFU ones for a month in addition to kefir and Danactive probiotic yogurt
i am taking monolaurin, mastic gum, DGL, glutamine also for past 2-3 months...anything i can throw at this bug which have taken over my peace of mind
manuka honey/ green tea despite of its high cost did absolutely nothing...feel like wasting money on these supplements without much improvements


will i ever get back to normal again or this state is my new normal life?
will the nagging pain go away??
its been 5-6 months after antibioics loosing 20 pounds
will the heartburn after meals stop ever??

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Re: H Pylori postive....left side stomach gut pain

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maybe i got pylori bug sharing cigarettes or drinks with my gf or visiting crowded unhygenic places last year when i volunteered for social work with homeless people

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Post by Helico_expert »

You can always do another breath test to find out if you are still infected.

So base don your precious story, you said you have basically return to normal and only feel the pain and discomfort when you are in stress?

I would to say that it's true that when you are stress, you do get this kind of tummy upset. It is something very unclear to scientists.

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Re: H Pylori postive....left side stomach gut pain

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Helico_expert wrote:You can always do another breath test to find out if you are still infected.

So base don your precious story, you said you have basically return to normal and only feel the pain and discomfort when you are in stress?

I would to say that it's true that when you are stress, you do get this kind of tummy upset. It is something very unclear to scientists.

i am on Nexium for 2 months before seeing a GI specialist in july
my regular docs dont take me seriously as all tests came back good...i will ask GI to do biopsy in july

i feel the constant upper tummy left side pain...but before antibiotics it was intense and continuous
after finishing antibiotics i have some relief...i get a few hours of no pain before the pain comes back...
the pain gets bad when stressed and on anxiety

its been 6 months now after finishing antibiotics....will my tummy ever come back to pre H-Pylori stage???
or i i should give up hope and suck up the pain??

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Re: H Pylori postive....left side stomach gut pain

Post by helico4eva »

for some reason they only do breath test for children under 18 years here

maybe i should go to another city to do this breath test or bug my doctor for another stool test a month later

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