I read a very interesting article online about the benefits of high dose vitamin C in curing H Pylori in tests. Also, they mentioned that vit D was also very helpful. If you type in high dose vit c and h pylori you should be able to find it. I have been taking high dose vit c for a couple of years and my stomach seems a lot better. I take about 5OOO mcg a day. I know we are all completely different and I am not medically trained, but see if you can find the article and see what you think. Wishing you the best possible health.
Hello SufferOne, i had H-pylori not too long ago i was taking 2 types of antibiotics for 14 days, 12 total a day for 14 days plus prevacid d a day for a month after i went to do another endoscopy and i had a peptic ulcer cause i still had pain and i was given prilosec for about 2 months 2 a day and i was taking at the same time probiotic twice a day and specially when i was taking antibiotics, i also watch everything that i was eating, i still watch what i eat, i am free of pain now, go back to your doctor, all the best
i had h pylori and had to do 2 different rounds of antibiotics as the first round didn't work.
if you have to do a 2nd round, one of the antibiotics will be different.
Stool and breath tests should not be redone until 8 weeks after finishing antibiotics as they can beat h pylori back but not completely kill it and it can take a while for the remaining h pylori to regrow enough to be detected on the test.
you also cannot test until a min of 30 days off ppi.
everything i read about h pylori teatment said your stomach should be healed and absorbing b12 again after 2 months but thats not correct as it took 7- 8 months before my b12 numbers started increasing without injections.
i know this because after i got negative h pylori result i stopped getting my weekly injection and within 3 weeks was a mess. so i was tested and b12 was still low for having weekly injections, 600 to 800 range. i tried to stop injections at 5 months, again i fell apart. didnt bother to test, just started injections again every 7 to 10 days. i only did this appox 4 or 5 times. Then i went to doctor for a rash 8 months after h pylori negative and they tested b12 and it was highest it had ever been, in 1300s, and i had not had an injection for over a month so i was thrilled.
i have only had 1 injection since, as a preventative measure, as i was going on a trip last November. it has been almost 6 months without an injection and im fine.
it may just take awhile for your ulcer to heal. after that, lets hope your gut starts absorbing b12 all on its own.
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