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H. Pylori and Ulcers
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H. Pylori and Ulcers
by Baseball_Mom, Dec 03, 2002 12:00AM
I went for my Endoscopy yesterday. The reason for the procudure to to see if my Nissen Funduplication wrap had come loose. The good news is the wrap is still in tact and working properly. However, the reason why I've been having such stomach pains is because I have many ulcers in my stomach. The GI doctor thinks this is because of H. Pylori. He did a biopsy and we will know the results next week. Has anyone else experienced this and if so, I would like to read your inputs. All I can definitely say is my stomach really hurts whether I eat or not. And it isn't any fun. I'm on Carafate before every meal and at bedtime and 2 Nexium twice a day. Stay tuned for an update.
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Had the HP treatment anyway and it was not so bad, had nausea on the first couple of days but then I was fine. The HP treatment made no difference and in the end I controlled the symptoms with Nexium alone. The worse of the pain went within a few days of using PPI's but it took a few months for complete relief. If I stop taking Nexium or reduce the dose the pain starts to return within a few days.
I do wonder whether the HP/ulcer link is nothing but hype...
I was under the impression that carafate will not work properly if used at the same time as acid blockers like Nexium?
Best of luck to you,
Abbey