Anybody ever have "helicobacter pylori"?

npincus

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Sat Oct-22-05 08:32 PM
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Anybody ever have "helicobacter pylori"?

My gastroenterologist diagnosed me with this- it's a tenacious bacteria that lives in the stomache lining and can lead to ulcers- and now I'm on a course of 8 pills a day for 2 weeks- mainly antibiotics. Thank G-d I have insurance; the medicine cost about $300 for which i paid $30.

Anyway, just wondering if anyone out there ever had it. Apparantly its very common- I never would have known.

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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sat Oct-22-05 08:41 PM
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1. Nobel Prize stuff

Edited on Sat Oct-22-05 08:48 PM by mahatmakanejeeves

Barry Marshall and Robin Warren.

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=barry+marshall+nobel&btnG=Search+News

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npincus

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Sat Oct-22-05 08:52 PM
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4. thank you - that's interesting.

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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sat Oct-22-05 08:59 PM
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7. Barry Marshall

was on TV a few years back; I think it was something like "20/20." He was at the Unversity of Virginia Medical School at the time. The segment was all about the difficulty he faced persuading people that helicobacter pylori was behind so many ulcers.

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Kali

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Sat Oct-22-05 08:43 PM
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2. Been trying to convince a friend

about bacterial-ulcer connection for a week. No luck - caused by bbq'd chicken :shrug: :tinfoilhat:

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npincus

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Sat Oct-22-05 08:51 PM
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3. the doctor said about 50% of the population have it

Edited on Sat Oct-22-05 08:53 PM by npincus

further (I think he said this to frighten me into taking the medicine), he told me that there is a link between this bacteria and stomache cancer. Having it does not mean you will get stomache cancer, but the doctor said this bacteria was present in 100% of patients who DID have stomache cancer. Scarey shit.

So, I am taking the medicine even though it makes me feel sorta crappy.

Tell your friend to check it out.

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alarcojon

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Sat Oct-22-05 08:55 PM
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5. Yeah, I had it

bloating, wind, the works. Had to take heavy antibiotics for two weeks. The good news is the symptoms go away eventually, but it could be a while.

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npincus

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Sat Oct-22-05 08:57 PM
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6. glad you're better

the doc said it's hard to get rid of, but the antibiotics area bout 94% effective

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La Lioness Priyanka

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Sat Oct-22-05 08:59 PM
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8. i have

i took those antibiotics and saw stars for days

man it was awful

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npincus

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Sat Oct-22-05 09:03 PM
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9. I know what you mean

I had a splitting headache- now it's better, but feels weird

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flamingyouth

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Sat Oct-22-05 09:10 PM
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10. Yes. I feel for you.

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npincus

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Sat Oct-22-05 09:13 PM
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11. thanks- I didn't know it was so common

or existed at all!

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