I have been taking anti-inflamatory medication for arthritis for years. I stopped a while back because I was getting terrible acid reflux, stomach pains etc. I thought that I might have an ulcer. After having an endescopy last week I have been diagnosed with Helicobacter pylori bacteria or H pyroli for short.
I am now on a course of 3 different anti-biotics to eradicate the bacteria and omeprazole to reduce the stomach acid which this bacteria thrives on.
I did some research into the bacteria and the anti-biotics that have been prescribed and found the following excerpt of a long article on Wikipedia.
Apparently this bacteria is becoming less common in the west and on the increase in developing countries. I've probably got it because I'm old!! and was around when we were allowed to play outside and 'eat dirt' etc. and fall over, and climb trees and not play in sterile playgrounds and play on computers.
It's a bit worrying though when I read that it may actually increase my chances of becoming Type 2 Diabetic by the loss of this bacteria in my stomach. Apparently lots of people live with this bacteria for all their lives without any problems but because I take anti-inflamatory drugs it causes a bad reaction.
The Wikipedia excerpt..................
Blaser has refined his view to assert that H. pylori is a member of the normal flora of the stomach.[60] He postulates that the changes in gastric physiology caused by the loss of H. pylori account for the recent increase in incidence of several diseases,including type 2 diabetes, obesity, and asthma.[60][61] His group has recently shown that H. pylori colonization is associated with a lower incidence of childhood asthma.
I am now on a course of 3 different anti-biotics to eradicate the bacteria and omeprazole to reduce the stomach acid which this bacteria thrives on.
I did some research into the bacteria and the anti-biotics that have been prescribed and found the following excerpt of a long article on Wikipedia.
Apparently this bacteria is becoming less common in the west and on the increase in developing countries. I've probably got it because I'm old!! and was around when we were allowed to play outside and 'eat dirt' etc. and fall over, and climb trees and not play in sterile playgrounds and play on computers.
It's a bit worrying though when I read that it may actually increase my chances of becoming Type 2 Diabetic by the loss of this bacteria in my stomach. Apparently lots of people live with this bacteria for all their lives without any problems but because I take anti-inflamatory drugs it causes a bad reaction.
The Wikipedia excerpt..................
Blaser has refined his view to assert that H. pylori is a member of the normal flora of the stomach.[60] He postulates that the changes in gastric physiology caused by the loss of H. pylori account for the recent increase in incidence of several diseases,including type 2 diabetes, obesity, and asthma.[60][61] His group has recently shown that H. pylori colonization is associated with a lower incidence of childhood asthma.
