10/18/21

Helicobacter pylori or H. Pylori

Today we are going to talk about something that many people have never heard of, and yet it affects millions of Americans every year. It’s called Helicobacter pylori or H. Pylori. What is IT? Here’s the good news: According to the Mayo Clinic H. Pylori is totally treatable with antibiotics at home, but you must follow up to ensure the infection is treated. Mine was not treated the first time. I had to go through a second very hard treatment. The gastroenterology journal determined that treating H pylori heals chronic active (Gastritis is the inflammation of the stomach lining), ulcer and also reduces the risk of stomach cancer. Because H-pylori is also considered a cancer-causing agent AND IS THE BEGINNING OF STOMACH CANCER.

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