A Natural H. Pylori Treatment

If you’ve been diagnosed with a stomach ulcer, you may already know that stomach ulcers can be associated with a bacteria known as H.pylori. H.pylori can disrupt the mucous lining of the stomach allowing a stomach ulcer to form. For this reason, your doctor may check for the presence of H.pylori before starting ulcer treatment. If it’s present, you may need antibiotics for H.pylori treatment along with other anti-ulcer medications to wipe out the bacteria so your ulcer can heal successfully.

How is H.pylori treatment carried out? Treatment of H.pylori requires a two week course of three separate antibiotics along with anti-ulcer medications to wipe out the bacteria and treat the stomach ulcers. Unfortunately, these antibiotics can have significant side effects in some people. Luckily, a new study suggests that there may be a better H.pylori treatment in the works.

This study which was presented at the American Chemical Society meeting this month showed that yogurt with added antibodies, developed by a Japanese company, may be an effective treatment for H.pylori. This H.pylori treatment takes advantage of the fact that the bacteria need an enzyme called urease to successfully attach to the lining of the stomach. The company has successfully produced an antibody to urease that prevents H.pylori from attaching and causing ulcer related problems.

In a study, this new H.pylori treatment appeared to work on a group of forty-two people who tested positive for the H.pylori bacteria. Instead of taking traditional antibiotics, they were given two cups of antibody fortified yogurt three times a day for a month. When they were retested for H.pylori after eating the yogurt for four weeks, the results showed that the number of H. pylori bacteria had significantly declined.

Could this eventually be the preferred H.pylori treatment? Interestingly, even regular yogurt containing probiotics and no antibodies has been shown in studies to enhance the effectiveness of traditional H.pylori treatment. It appears that the good bacteria found in probiotic yogurt helps to decrease the number of H.pylori present in the stomach when given in conjunction with traditional therapy.  

Effective treatment of H.pylori infection is important not only for healing ulcers, but also to reduce the risk of gastric cancer which has also been associated with infection with this bacteria. Traditional therapy with antibiotics with anti-ulcer medications has a failure rate of up to twenty percent. Hopefully, this new treatment will provide an alternative for those who don’t have success with traditional H.pylori treatment.

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Cranford Patient Service Center

  • 27 South Avenue West, Cranford, NJ 07016
  • (908) 441-7710
  • (908) 441-7711
  • Mon.- Wed.: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Thu., Fri.: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sat.: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Sun.: CLOSED

Linden Patient Service Center

  • 1901 East Linden Avenue, Unit 25, Linden, NJ 07036
  • (908) 474-1004
  • (908) 374-6544
  • Mon. – Fri.: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

Somerset Patient Service Center

  • 1553 Route 27, Somerset, NJ 08873
  • (609)527-9192
  • (609) 527-9192
  • Mon. – Fri.: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

Voorhees Sheppard Patient Service Center

  • 903 Sheppard RD., Voorhees, NJ 08043
  • (856) 528-5915
  • (856)528-5927
  • Mon. – Fri.: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

Stamford Patient Service Center

  • 111 High Ridge Road, First Floor, Stamford, CT 06905
  • (908) 583-6632
  • Mon., Wed., Fri.: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Tue., Thu., Sat., Sun.: CLOSED
  • Lunch Break: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

East Hartford PSC

  • 677 Silver Ln, East Hartford, CT 06118
  • (860) 216-2150
  • (860) 904-9638
  • Mon. – Fri.: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

Cambridge Patient Service Center

  • 503 Byrn Street, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MD 21613
  • (410) 228-9515
  • (443) 477-6530
  • Mon., – Fri.: 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

Greenbelt Patient Service center

  • 7525 Greenway Center Drive, Suite T9, Greenbelt, MD 20770
  • (856) 454-5128
  • (856) 454-5136
  • Mon., Tue., Thu.: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Friday: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Saturday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Sun.: CLOSED

5th Avenue Patient Service Center

  • 5908 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220
  • (718) 880-9970
  • (718) 880-9970
  • Mon., – Thu.: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
  • Fri.: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
  • Sat.: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM
  • Sun.: CLOSED

Canarsie Patient Service Center

  • 8707 Flatlands Avenue, Lower Level, Brooklyn, NY 11236
  • (718) 210-1909
  • (718) 210-1910
  • Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri.: 8:00 AM – 4:40 PM
  • Wed.: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Sun.: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Sat.: CLOSED

New Hyde Park Patient Service Center

  • 1575 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, Suite 100-A, NY 11040
  • (516) 500-1047
  • Tue., – Fri.: 7:30 AM-4:00 PM
  • Mon., Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

Rockville Centre Patient Service Center

  • 184 Sunrise Hwy, Lower Level, Rockville Centre, NY 11570
  • (516) 442-0417
  • (516) 442-0418
  • Mon.,Wed.,Fri.: 7:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Tue., Thu.: 7:00 AM-6:00 PM
  • Sat.: 8:00 AM-2:00 PM
  • Sun.: CLOSED

Haverstraw Patient Service Center

  • 52 New Main Street, Haverstraw, NY 10927
  • (845) 310-4659
  • (845) 310-4660
  • Mon., – Thu.: 7:30 AM-4:00 PM
  • Sat.: 7:00 AM-1:00 PM
  • Fri., Sun.: CLOSED

Staten Island Patient Service Center

  • 1870 Richmond Rd., NY 10306
  • (646) 982-0279
  • (646) 690-6932
  • Mon: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM., Tue, Wed., Thu., Fri.: 7:30 AM-4:00 PM
  • Every other Sat.,: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Sun.: CLOSED
  • Closed for Lunch: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Medical Drive Patient Service Center

  • 1314 Medical drive, Suite 101, Fayetteville, NC 28304
  • (910) 491-5253
  • (910) 491-5964
  • Mon., – Thu.: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Fri.: 8:00 AM-2:00 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

Skibo Road Patient Service Center

  • 1905 Skibo Road, Suite 101, Fayetteville, NC 28314
  • (910) 867-7071
  • Mon., – Fri.: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

Walter Reed Patient Service Center

  • 1220 Walter Reed Road, Suite A, Fayetteville, NC 28304
  • (910) 481-1956
  • Mon., – Thu.: 7:00 AM-4:00 PM
  • Fri.: 8:00 AM-2:00 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

Bangor Patient Service Center

  • 225 Erdman Avenue, Bangor, PA 18013
  • (610) 452-9174
  • (610) 452-9174
  • Mon., – Fri.: 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

Hazleton Patient Service Center

  • 101 South Church Street, Hazelton, PA 18704
  • (570) 455-0747
  • (570) 455-0747
  • Mon., – Fri.: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

Kingston Patient Service Center

  • 517 Pierce Street, Kingston, PA 18704
  • (570) 283-0674
  • (570) 283-0931
  • Mon., – Fri.: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

ACCU Reference Louisiana Stat LAB

  • 1532 River Oaks Road W., New Orleans, LA 70123
  • (504) 779-8163
  • (504) 779-8164
  • Mon., – Fri.: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

Ville Platte PSC

  • 504 Jack Miller Road, Suite 1, Ville Platte, LA 70586
  • (337) 282-5200
  • (337) 282-5202
  • Mon., – Thu.: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Fri.: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

PCS Virginia Beach

  • 1756 Sir William Osler Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
  • (757) 917-5009
  • (757) 917-7613
  • Mon.,-Fri.: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED
  • 8701 US Route 1, Sebastian, FL 32958
  • (772) 228-8481
  • (772) 783-6462
  • Mon., – Fri.: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sat., Sun.: CLOSED

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