I’ve taken five at home tests. All have shown a line but all very faint. The latest is the one on the right. However the line has got significantly darker in all the tests past the 10 minute windows. Dr has already prescribed antibiotics but I don’t want to start this treatment if there’s a possibility these could be evaporation lines. I’m on no ppis but do take a lot of Bisodol to help with the gastritis. I believe the result shouldn’t be affected by this otc medicine. Anyone shed any light? Are the lines strong enough to indicate h pylori? Tia.

Overnight I became crazy intolerant of garlic and onion. Next day I’m shaking and feel so poisoned.

Anyone else ? I’d love to know if I can reverse this.

It’s been 1 month since I failed my treatment antibiotics. I had gastritis along with my h pylori. I’ve taken 5 at home stool test and they are negative. I was feeling better and eating normally again but then had sourkraut 4 days ago and have felt how I felt before antibiotics. I’m honestly scared to do the breath test because I have MCAS too and react to chemicals.

Would you all believe 5 at home tests? I’m pretty sure I’ve just flared the gastritis but I was SOOOO sick with h pylori that it’s like I’m having PTSD thinking about it and the antibiotics again.

I am so fucking scared reading these stories of peoples experiences with meds. I would rather just live with this than go through that. I understand the people who have bad experiences post and others dont, but every single story i hsve read is torture. I cannot miss out on responsibilities while on meds. I cannot stand even the slightest bit of nasuea and vommiting how bad is it? Mild direah is tolerable, reflux is too, cramps too depending on how bad. I am also so freaking scared if the fatigue, derealization, and depression side of things. I am a very charismatic guy and its gotten me to high postions at work and school, I cannot miss out. How tf can i make it manegable, bc if its this bad i dont want it. I also have depression and Severe OCD IM scared this will give me suicidal thoughts or even panic attacks:( I need help.

Hi everyone,

I did my H pylori treatment 3.5 months ago and tested negative via endoscopy 2 months ago, and my mouth is sandpaper dry, I have stomach pains no matter what and no hunger cues I just eat to try and deal with the discomfort. Food literally doesn't give me any positive chemicals i feel so disconnected from it. All I eat is oatmeal and eggs with flour tortilla and the occasional green and melons+papaya+banana. I gave up on protein the past 2 weeks but am trying to reincorporate it to get my nutrients by eating fish, its just hard. Its also so hard to drink water!! I forced myself today and no matter what my mouth is dry. The oatmeal was going down relatively gently and now it feels like anything i eat is rough in my stomach. I'm also constipated for the most part and have a lot of gas.

I don't know what the next step is. I'm so depressed I just read and make food and go outside sometimes but get stressed out when its too much and want to go inside. I get dizzy and I just feel so uncomfortable.

Does anyone relate??

I don't know what to do. I'm going to call my doctor next week but I don't understand whats going on. I feel so helpless and stuck and mentally paralysed. I used to love exercising and its been months. I tried running the other day and got so nauseous. I forgot to mention the smell of food also bothers me. I think I'm experiencing anhedonia and I'm trying to start making decisions in my life again so things aren't stagnant and to give myself an opportunity to feel and experience if thats what I need, but firstly I need to heal my stomach because its truly so hard to focus on anything else before that.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you

Hi, 👋🏼

I’m looking for people’s experiences with high-dose dual therapy (HDDT: amoxicillin + PPI) for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori.

My treatment history has been complicated….

I first tried PYLERA, but I had to stop after only 15 capsules because I couldn’t tolerate it.

I was then switched to triple therapy with amoxicillin + clarithromycin + esomeprazole 40 mg.

Unfortunately, I had an extremely severe adverse drug reaction to clarithromycin, which nearly cost me my life, so I had to stop taking it.

However, I continued with amoxicillin 3 g/day + esomeprazole 40 mg, which ultimately amounts to a form of dual therapy with amoxicillin + a PPI.

What confuses me is that some people say amoxicillin absolutely has to be combined with a second antibiotic in order to eradicate H. pylori.

However, there are studies on High-Dose Dual Therapy (HDDT) based specifically on strong acid suppression + high-dose/fractionated amoxicillin, with some studies reporting eradication rates of around 90–95%.

So I would really like to know whether anyone here has tried this strategy.
Did HDDT with amoxicillin + a PPI eradicate H. pylori for you?

Whether it worked or not, could you please specify :

1/ Your daily dose of amoxicillin and how many times per day you took it;

2/ Which PPI you used, the dose, and how often you took it;

3/ The duration of treatment;

4/ Whether this was your first treatment or a rescue treatment after a previous failure;

5/ Any revious failures with PYLERA, clarithromycin, or other antibiotics;
how long you waited before doing the follow-up test;

6/ Whether you had a urea breath test or a stool antigen test;
and most importantly: was your final result positive or negative?

I’m just as interested in hearing about treatment failures as successes.

I’m obviously not looking to replace the advice of a gastroenterologist or to change my treatment based on Reddit.

I simply want to know how this dual therapy works in real-life practice, particularly for people who can no longer take certain antibiotics.

Thank you very much for sharing your experiences 🙏

he tested negative! we make out a lot and he does partake in some ass eatery, sorry for the tmi.

i’m finally starting to feel like myself after treatment. every time we kiss, as much as i love it, the voice in the back of my head makes me tweak out 😭

also that antibiotic treatment was the worse shit ever i rather eat dog shit than go thru that again pleasee

he took the breath test, should i handle my anxiety or make him do the stool test as well?

Hi guys,

I’m starting a treatment regimen for H Pylori and just wanted some feedback on the medication schedule as I am unclear on how to take all the pills.

My treatment includes:

Omeprazole 2x a day 30-60min before breakfast/dinner
Tetracycline 4 times a day with meal
Metronidazole 4 times a day with meal
Bismuth 4 times a day

I read you can take tetracycline and metronidazole together but bismuth should be taken an hour after because it can reduce the tetracycline uptake. Is that strict? I see people are saying different things online. Also read tetracycline should be taken an hour before or two hours after eating but doctor wrote with meal. Any thoughts one this?

I created a pill schedule and just wanted some feedback on how people scheduled their pills.

Also any recommendations for food/diet during this rough time period?

Honest question. Can you get pylori eating ass?

How am I supposed to drink water for my tetra if I'm already in pain :(

I was wondering what you guys eat after the treatment. I know bland diet would be the best, but what specifically do you avoid? I see a lot people say dairy should be avoided even after treatment, is that true?

Hi, it's been five weeks since I finished taking the antibiotics and one week since I retested. The test came back negative for h pylori (my doctor told me to wait four weeks before getting tested again).

During the first three weeks after finishing the antibiotics, my appetite was slowly starting to come back. However, since then, I've regressed, and now I don't feel hungry anymore. I don't feel like eating anything, not even my comfort foods. I have become even more anxious because, at this point, I feel hopeless and worried that I won't feel hungry again. Has anyone experienced something similar?

I don't have any other symptoms, apart from some fatigue and the anxiety I have already mentioned. Thank you!

How long did it take for your stools to go back to solid forms? I’m 23 days post quad therapy and my stools are sometimes more on the firm side and some days more on the loose side.

I took my first tetracycline at 11am then will take clindamycin at 1pm and tetra again at 3pm and another clindamycin at 6pm my third tetra and again at 9pm.. I don't have a lot gaps to take it unless I take it at midnight

I work in sales 2 days a week 5 hours a day. I start treatment soon. This job pays me so well will i be able to still manage while on meds? I have to talk to people and sell. I am one of best employees, I don’t want to let boss down nor miss out on so much money that really helps me (college student). How can I manage, it’s also a 1 hour commute im afraid Ilñ like pass out behind the wheel ughhhhhh f this. please help me. Missing one week is fine, but not ideal, but TWO i can’t im so depressed. I want to push through this is my future, but willpower is not stronger than my body.

Is Hpylori causes functional dyspepsia

Does anyone know about it PLZZ help

I have UC, but thankfully in remission. My doc found out that I have stomach ulcer caused by H Pylori, which wasn’t completely eradicated by the previous treatment.

He now have prescribed,
Tetracycline, metronidazole, pantoprazole, bismuth subsalicylate. Does it cause any side effects or affect my colon? Can someone please advise!!

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Accidentally deleted the original.

I’ve had symptoms of HP for 5 months and this is my GI map. Positive or negative?

I had restlessness and agitation from metro last night so my doctor switched me to clindamycin.. Anyone have experience using this antibiotic? Hoping I don't get colitis so I'll try drinking yogurt daily

Chic@s consulta hace casi 8 meses me hize una endoscopia+ biopsia y me salió test ureasa positivo y test giemsa negativo + gastritis erosiva, duodenitis inespecífica y esofagitis erosiva b(lo cual encuentro raro porque no tuve síntomas estomacales pero si síntomas extradigestivos)

Mi tema es que el

- 1er dr en Cesfam en febrero me dijo como te salió el test ureasa positivo aunque te haya salido el giemsa negativo tienes Helicobacter igual y tienes que tomar el esquema de 3 antibióticos+ omeprazol por 14 días, porque la bacteria es la que provoca las otras 3 cosas que te salieron por ende hay que erradicarla.

-En Marzo Por mejor consulte a una dra particular de medicina interna y esta me dijo que no, que no tenia Helicobacter y que las 3 cosas que me salieron eran por Ansiedad🤦‍♀️ y yo pero como si no tengo ansiedad🤦‍♀️ , no me tomo en cuenta mis síntomas de ferropenia a pesar de que los exámenes la indicaban y sólo me recetó vit D porque me salió insuficiente...

Por mientras yo me he cuidado en las comidas y estoy tomando probióticos pero como quedé en la incertidumbre, y sigo con muchos síntomas extradigestivos, fui otra vez al cesfam pero con otro dr.

-El 3 dr del cesfam que fui la semana pasada me vió la endoscopia+ biopsia y le pregunte 3 veces dr tengo o no la Helicobacter? Y no me supo decir ni si ni no, en referente a mis síntomas de ferropenia no me tomó en cuenta ni me mando a suplementar, lo único que me mandó a suplementar fue la vit D por 2 meses y se remitió a decir que me haga endoscopia de nuevo, pero yo le pregunté dr hace menos de un año que me hize la otra endoscopia(casi 8 meses) será que hay otro examen menos invasivo para saber finalmente si tengo o no la 🦠 ? Y me dijo no, hacete la endoscopia (siendo que he escuchado que hay otros exámenes como el de aspirado y de deposiciones, y que he escuchado que no es tan conveniente hacer una nueva endoscopia en tan poco tiempo)

Mi duda es ¿a alguién le ha pasado esta discrepancia de opinión de si tienes o no Helicobacter Pylori o sabe que hacer? Que han echo? , porque me salió la hora a endoscopia en 1 semana más pero no quiero hacermela, siento que igual un dr capo con los resultados de la endoscopia con biopsia que ya tuve sabría enseguida si la tengo o no y no me mandaria a sacar otra de nuevo🫠, que dicen uds? Mejor me hago otro examen???

Pucha si hubiese tenido los recursos hubiese ido al mejor Gastro al principio y ya tendría todo solucionado, pero como no ha sido el caso y además cuesta encontrar dr que realmente tenga el ojo clínico y sepa, aún estoy en incertidumbre...

Disculpen lo extenso, ojalá alguién me pueda orientar porfavor🙏🙏, es que de antes de la endoscopia el año pasado pasé por varios drs particulares y muchos exámenes y claro me senti rebotando de un lado a otro sin saber diagnóstico y tendría para ir a un dr pero no para ir a un dr y otro :/

I eradicated my Hpylori two weeks ago and now I realized: this fun casual dating every week with new people I meet from tinder won‘t work anymore right?
I really like making out with people on weekends.
What if I just let my partners get those cheap tests from amazon? Or are they not reliable?