In addition, clinical studies have also confirmed that about 60% of gastric ulcers and more than 90% of duodenal ulcers are caused by Helicobacter pylori. In 1994, the World Health Organization listed Helicobacter pylori as a Class I carcinogen of gastric cancer.

Chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer , duodenal ulcer , gastric cancer and other stomach diseases are closely related to Helicobacter pylori infection. In addition, clinical studies have also confirmed that about 60% of gastric ulcers and more than 90% of duodenal ulcers are caused by Helicobacter pylori. In 1994, the World Health Organization listed Helicobacter pylori as a Class I carcinogen of gastric cancer. Therefore, to avoid or reduce stomach diseases, the first thing to do is to eradicate Helicobacter pylori. So how should we do it specifically? Before we talk about eradicating Helicobacter pylori, we must first understand its contagious pathways so that we can better take targeted preventive measures.

There are two ways of infection with Helicobacter pylori: the first route is 囗-囗 transmission: Helicobacter pylori is generally familial. If one of the family members is infected by Helicobacter pylori, then other members may cause Helicobacter pylori infection through close contact, such as kissing, sharing a water cup, and not using public chopsticks.

The second is fecal-oral transmission : If you accidentally contact the infected person's excrement and do not thoroughly disinfect and clean it, you may be exposed to Helicobacter pylori during the feeding process, and Helicobacter pylori will enter the human body again for secondary transmission.

So in order to prevent Helicobacter pylori infection, you must pay attention to personal hygiene in daily life, develop good habits such as washing hands before meals, minimizing the number of times you eat outside, disinfecting tableware, and using public chopsticks.

What symptoms may occur after being infected with Helicobacter pylori?

Bad breath: After being infected by Helicobacter pylori, the digestive function of the stomach and intestines will definitely be affected, resulting in food being retained in the stomach and cannot be digested in time. Over time, the food will ferment in the stomach, producing a large amount of gas, causing bad breath.

2 stomachache : If Helicobacter pylori grows in large quantities on the gastric mucosa, it will produce many pathogenic factors, causing gastric mucosa damage, causing acute gastritis, chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and other stomach diseases, and ultimately leading to symptoms of stomach pain in the patient.

Triacid reflux and heartburn: Helicobacter pylori may induce a large amount of gastrin secretion, causing increased gastric acid secretion, causing symptoms such as acid reflux and heartburn. If you often experience the above symptoms, most of them are infected with Helicobacter pylori. It is recommended to go to the hospital for medical treatment in time. The most commonly used one is the C13/C14 exhalation test method. If the test result is positive, Helicobacter pylori should be eradicated as soon as possible.

What should we pay attention to when curing Helicobacter pylori?

(I) Rational use of medicine: Now, quadruple therapy is generally used in clinical practice (gastric acid inhibitor + bismuth agent + 2 antibiotics together). After taking it for two consecutive weeks, the eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori is above 90%. However, it should be noted that it is not recommended to undergo secondary eradication of Helicobacter pylori within six months, or to patients who have recently used antibiotics for other reasons, it is not recommended to use the same antibiotic to prevent bacteria from developing drug resistance.

① Inhibiting gastric acid drugs (commonly used drugs include omeprazole , rabeprazole , pantoprazole , lansoprazole, etc.)

②Bisbine agent: ( colloidal pectin bismuth , bismuth potassium citrate , etc.) and ③2 antibiotics (commonly used drugs include clarithromycin, amoxicillin , metronidazole , ornizole , levofloxacin , azithromycin, etc.) (Notes for quadruple therapy Matters: 1: You must choose medicines under the guidance of a doctor according to the specific situation of each person, and you must not take them without authorization. 2: The time of medication has a great impact on the efficacy of the medication, so before taking the medication, the doctor or pharmacy staff should write the medication time on the medicine box, and then use the medication regularly according to the time. )

(II) Follow the doctor's advice and insist on treatment: The treatment course for eradicating Helicobacter pylori is relatively long, usually 10 to 14 days, and there are many types of drugs, and the medication time of each drug is different, so many people cannot persist and fail to take the medicine according to the prescribed time and course of treatment, so Helicobacter pylori cannot be completely eradicated. It is very likely that a new round of treatment will be required.The effect of the second treatment is often not as good as the first time, so we must follow the doctor's advice and insist on taking the medicine. It is best to succeed in one go.

(III) Surgical treatment is performed when necessary: ​​Although most patients can achieve the purpose of eradicating Helicobacter pylori after drug treatment, some patients have special ulcers, such as prehelicobacter or Helicobacter ulcers , high-level small curvature ulcers; or due to poor treatment effect, gastric bleeding, gastric perforation, etc., surgical treatment is needed to achieve the purpose of eradicating Helicobacter pylori.