Hey everyone! It’s been a long time

Hi Wilma! My husband had H. Pylori and did that treatment for 2 weeks with no issues, and it's not returned. You need to put your concerns aside and make sure the bacteria is gone...especially because of its connections to ulcers and stomach cancer.
He did take a probiotic that was enteric coated at bedtime.
What's the regimen schedule re h.P meds?
Why and how were you tested?

What UC meds are you on, and are you on anything for PSC?

Good to see you,
q

straydog...From what I read, during h. Pylori replication phase, it's dependent on stomach acid being neutral and is resistant to abx in that environment. To increase the PH through PPI, it optimises the opportunity for the abx to kill the h. Pylori when it's weaker.

q

Hey guys so sorry for the delayed reply!!

To answer Quincy, I am taking a triple therapy consisting of Clarithromycin 500mg 2X per day and Amoxicillin. 1000 mg 2x per day. Along with the Omeperazole 20mg also 2x per day. I am on day 6 now and feeling so much better!!!

However my poopies are starting to look a bit mucous-ish, so I’m thinking my body is trying to start up a flare. I’m eating tons of fiber, like literally at least 60 grams per day (I’m on a mostly plant based diet now and have lost 70 pounds), and taking a good probiotic that is enteric coated like you mentioned.

I feel worst case scenario I may have to do a round or two of prednisone to settle things down. It worked for me last time back in 2021 when I had another flare brought on by antibiotics for an oral surgery.

But almost halfway through the triple therapy and I’m doing ok!

And Howdy Old Hat!! Hope things are going well for you!!

I am happy and living in Texas now with an amazing husband of almost 12 years. We live on a small ranch in a reallly small town and I am just loving it here (except for the brutal summer humidity lol)

Just wanted to update ya'll on my progress with the treatment for H-Pylori. I was able to finish it completely with no real bad side effects except the bad taste in my mouth from the Clarithromycin. I was feeling pretty fantastic for a few weeks but I am now having a pressure like feeling below my sternum. Comes and goes, not truly painful just annoying and it seems to come and go with my digestion (like before I do a Poopie). Also I cannot tolerate anything with tomatoes in it now or I get indigestion that lasts several hours.. Again not too bad but definitely annoying. I have to do a stool sample Monday morning and see if I still have the H-Pylori lurking in my system. I'm hoping that's not it as I would have to do another two week course of antibiotics and would probably be even stronger ones than what I took the first time. But, we shall see. OH.... I stopped the antibiotics for H-Pylori on November 21st, and here I am just over a month later on antibiotics for a bladder infection UGH.... (today was day 2 of Bactrim DS for 10 days). So far no visible symptoms of my UC flaring, it seems stable through all this, but if I finish this round of antibiotics and have to re-treat for H-Pylori I may be in some trouble...

Hey Q!

Yes I was diagnosed with an upper endoscopy. I’ve been off the Omeprazole for a month now as I had to do that in order to take the follow up test (stool sample) I have to do tomorrow. I’m feeling mostly better from the HPylori but I am still having a knot feeling in my sternum.. don’t know if it’s infection still or something else. I definitely need to stay on a probiotic, I have one but totally SUCK at remembering to take it every day.

No constipation right now, but I did have some after completing the antibiotics therapy for the H-Pylori, it only lasted a couple of weeks thankfully. I’m taking a good probiotic now. Just dropped off my poopie sample this morning so I’ll update when my results come in.