Thanks much for your post, @liverock! As a matter of fact, I **DO** have H. Pylori. I don't remember when -- 8-10 years ago? -- but I remember my MD tested me for it, and I've got it. I thought the main effect of HP was that it increased your risk of stomach ulcer. I didn't realize it could lower acid levels (while increasing ulcer risk!?), and I certainly didn't realize it could cause symptoms like mine!
I don't remember why my MD tested me for it, but I don't think she took any action as a result of discovering I had it. I will very definitely ask her about it when we start working on my methylation.
I will check the links you posted. Meanwhile if you have any specific recommendations for ways to defeat HP, I would love to hear them!
I don't remember why my MD tested me for it, but I don't think she took any action as a result of discovering I had it. I will very definitely ask her about it when we start working on my methylation.
I will check the links you posted. Meanwhile if you have any specific recommendations for ways to defeat HP, I would love to hear them!
The acid reducer draws out the HP infection from where it is hiding in the stomach cell walls allowing the antibiotics to kill it off. After the treatment another test should be done to ensure the infection has cleared.
There are a lot of supplements such as Mastic Gum, that can be used to alleviate symptons but they dont KILL OFF the infection. As long as the infection is there it is still at work creating possible worst diseases in later life.
A lot of your symptoms are probably due to the HP affecting your thyroid. Killing off the infection and getting your stomach acid up will help to get a lot of symptons alleviated though it usually takes time.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21073613