H Pylori Gastritis Questions / Dental Hygiene
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 5:41 am
Hello! US patient here, 25 years old Male. I just had two questions.
I have had gastritis and consistent burning/abdominal pain where my stomach is for about a week now, bloating, gas, no hunger, and so forth. I also have GERD but I know that HPylori is not related to LES function and that it is a separate issue. I am going in on the 29th for a breath test for HPylori, I was wondering if these painful stomach ( Not GERD Related ) symptoms would resolve upon successful eradication of the bacteria eg: no more burning pain in my lower abdomen? I know that it will not be immediate but I am honestly scared of having to deal with two kinds of pain chronically, acid reflux is bad enough as it is but I manage that well enough.
I also read interesting info and others' questions about Hpylori presence in dental biofilm/plaque and have a bit of problems with it around some of my teeth, I am getting that deep cleaned/scaled and was wondering if this would further improve odds of not being reinfected. As the bacteria seems to transfer through saliva? I would not want to just re-catch the infection with a potential reservoir of it in my mouth after taking drugs and was curious of your professional opinions on the matter as I am by no means a microbiologist.
Info about HPylori and dental plaque:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4024772/
To quote the conclusion:
" Although H. pylori has long been known to be detected in the oral cavity, the significance of such findings was controversial. If the oral cavity is an important extra-gastric reservoir of H. pylori, then this finding may have major implications because the oral cavity can serve as both a source of re-infection and route of transmission. Because plaque-associated H. pylori would be resistant to systemic H. pylori eradication therapy, it can affect the success rates of the anti-H. pylori therapy. Thus, it is imperative to identify the role of dental plaque, saliva, and periodontal disease in H. pylori infection. Once these factors are clearly understood and whether the oral cavity is a major extra-gastric reservoir of H. pylori is confirmed, then newer treatment modalities, such as periodontal therapy, may be incorporated in the protocol for the management of H. pylori infection. The initial studies on the role of periodontal therapy in the management of H. pylori infection have shown promising results, suggesting that oral H. pylori may play an important role in re-infection of the gastric mucosa. These observations also create new avenues for both future research and more effective management of H. pylori infection. "
Thank you for your time.
I have had gastritis and consistent burning/abdominal pain where my stomach is for about a week now, bloating, gas, no hunger, and so forth. I also have GERD but I know that HPylori is not related to LES function and that it is a separate issue. I am going in on the 29th for a breath test for HPylori, I was wondering if these painful stomach ( Not GERD Related ) symptoms would resolve upon successful eradication of the bacteria eg: no more burning pain in my lower abdomen? I know that it will not be immediate but I am honestly scared of having to deal with two kinds of pain chronically, acid reflux is bad enough as it is but I manage that well enough.
I also read interesting info and others' questions about Hpylori presence in dental biofilm/plaque and have a bit of problems with it around some of my teeth, I am getting that deep cleaned/scaled and was wondering if this would further improve odds of not being reinfected. As the bacteria seems to transfer through saliva? I would not want to just re-catch the infection with a potential reservoir of it in my mouth after taking drugs and was curious of your professional opinions on the matter as I am by no means a microbiologist.
Info about HPylori and dental plaque:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4024772/
To quote the conclusion:
" Although H. pylori has long been known to be detected in the oral cavity, the significance of such findings was controversial. If the oral cavity is an important extra-gastric reservoir of H. pylori, then this finding may have major implications because the oral cavity can serve as both a source of re-infection and route of transmission. Because plaque-associated H. pylori would be resistant to systemic H. pylori eradication therapy, it can affect the success rates of the anti-H. pylori therapy. Thus, it is imperative to identify the role of dental plaque, saliva, and periodontal disease in H. pylori infection. Once these factors are clearly understood and whether the oral cavity is a major extra-gastric reservoir of H. pylori is confirmed, then newer treatment modalities, such as periodontal therapy, may be incorporated in the protocol for the management of H. pylori infection. The initial studies on the role of periodontal therapy in the management of H. pylori infection have shown promising results, suggesting that oral H. pylori may play an important role in re-infection of the gastric mucosa. These observations also create new avenues for both future research and more effective management of H. pylori infection. "
Thank you for your time.