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Gastropathy (spelling corrected) means a vague abnormality not specific for anything. Perhaps increased spacing of cells (which would be oedema - swelling etc.) caused by any kind of chemical insult. Strong alcohol, or NSAID's medications could cause this. Also some white cells might be present in e...

I have seen a few patients like you over the years. I suggest try to suppress the Hp with something that it cannot become resistant to. I'm thinking of bismuth. This could be pepto-bismol 2 tabs 3 times daily for 1-2 weeks. With or without food doesn't seem to matter. If kidneys are normal then 2 we...

:shock: These are tricky questions and I cannot explain why the proton pump inhibitor would increase the risk of a severe outcome from COVID. Perhaps the virus is able to infect the gut rather heavily if the acid blockade is present. My suggestion is just try very hard not to catch Covid and then, i...

I can't add much to Helico Expert, the advice is good. Also, you seem to have a thorough GI specialist who is working on the problem. If Hp has been eradicated, low acidity is always accompanied by atrophy or extensive metaplasia of the upper half (acid secreting mucosa /corpus mucosa), and I doubt ...

These symptoms are suggestive of duodenitis which is inflammation just past the pylorus usually associated with high acid secretion and a residual inflammation after eradication of H.pylori. Need to snack is a symptom common in people with duodenal ulcer perhaps actually related to the sensitive muc...

Hi after a normal work up the main strategy for this kind of symptom is to exclude anything serious or easily treatable and then expect symptoms to gradually improve, especially in a young person. I don’t encourage the diagnosis of stress as a cause of organic disease because it is pretty much a “de...

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Both drugs but more likely the second could temporarily affect erectile function and/or libido. It’s in the fine print. I suggest you cease acotiamide to see. You could also switch ranitidine to omeprazole 20mg once or twice daily. This is really a discussion for your family doctor. It sounds a bit ...

Its confusing and impossible to work out exactly, but I kind of agree with your doctor. Just take all the antibiotics you have, don't forget the Nexium (more is better so I often give 40 mg 3x daily). If you fail treatment then nothing is lost because it means the bacterium was resistant to clarithr...

Regards Lyme: The ability to pull out PCR DNA fragments from a biological sample is not necessarily proof that the germ exists. Bacteria swap bits of DNA around so a piece could resemble a Lyme DNA yet Lyme might not be present. Similarly, antibodies which show up against Lyme could actually be just...

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