Helicobacter pylori is the 'bane' of gastric cancer. The three symptoms suggest that it has been infected. How to cure it?
huqi "My friend told me that he went to the hospital for a physical examination a while ago and found that Helicobacter pylori was 8 times higher than the standard, and then his girlfriend was also found to be infected . It's really scary." " How about we buy this kind of "anti-pylori" Bacillus "toothpaste and mouthwash, I sometimes feel that my breath is not fresh, maybe it works."
In the end, Xiao Zhang and his girlfriend bought a toothpaste claiming to be resistant to Helicobacter pylori at the supermarket for 68 yuan.
In recent days, the topic of Helicobacter pylori has been constant, and many people are worried. Today Xiaojiu will talk about the "Helicobacter pylori" thing.
1. Is the "anti-Helicobacter pylori" toothpaste useful?
Is it reliable to rely on toothpaste to prevent or treat Helicobacter pylori?
First of all, Helicobacter pylori is one of the few bacteria found so far that can survive in a high concentration environment in the stomach . It has the characteristics of vigorous vitality, which also means that it is difficult for strong acid to kill it.
Liu Hongchen, consultant of the Chinese Stomatological Association , believes that drug sterilization needs to have a certain concentration and timeliness, and toothpaste mainly uses surfactant friction agents to help clean the mouth when brushing teeth. The content of the drug components does not reach the therapeutic concentration at all . The most important thing is that there is no experimental basis for toothpaste to prevent Helicobacter pylori.
In addition, Liu Hongchen also explained that from the perspective of brushing your teeth to remove plaque and soft scale, brushing your teeth can remove plaque within 12 hours, and to a certain extent, it can also remove a small amount of Helicobacter pylori carried in the plaque. . But note that this is a cleaning function that all toothpastes have, so toothpaste actually only plays a role in assisting cleaning.
According to the "Regulations on Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics", toothpaste is managed with reference to the provisions of ordinary cosmetics, which means that toothpaste can be claimed to have anti-plaque, anti-caries and anti-dentin properties after being evaluated in accordance with national standards and industry standards. Sensitivity and relief of gum problems . However, toothpaste cannot express or imply medical benefits, nor can it make false or misleading claims of efficacy.
At present, the toothpastes sold on the market claiming to have "anti-Helicobacter pylori" may contain broad-spectrum antibacterial agents . healthy.
So, keep our eyes open, don't be frightened by the gimmicks of the merchants, and about Helicobacter pylori, you need to know the following.
2. The culprit of gastric cancer: Helicobacter pylori, more than half of Chinese people have been infected
Helicobacter pylori is known as a type 1 carcinogen of gastric cancer and is one of the main culprits of gastric diseases. Infected people are 4-6 times more likely to develop stomach problems than uninfected people.
Unfortunately, China is the country with the largest number of people infected with Helicobacter pylori in the world, with more than half of them infected. According to the "2001~2014 National Helicobacter pylori Survey", the infection rate of Helicobacter pylori in China has reached 40%~90%, of which the average infection rate is 59%, which means that more than 560 million people in the country have been infected with Helicobacter pylori. .
Helicobacter pylori can be transmitted by behaviors including: sharing meals, kissing, eating raw food, eating without washing hands, feeding children with mouth, etc. Therefore, avoiding these behaviors in daily life can minimize the risk of infection.
So how do you initially determine if you are infected? Symptoms of Helicobacter pylori are usually as follows:
• Acid regurgitation and heartburn : Helicobacter pylori easily stimulates a large amount of gastrin secretion, resulting in excessive gastric acid secretion, which in turn causes stomach acid reflux and heartburn and other discomforts.
• Abdominal pain: Helicobacter pylori can damage the duodenum and stomach mucosa, which can cause repeated abdominal pain in some patients, and even cause a small amount of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
•Halitosis: Helicobacter pylori can survive and multiply in dental plaque. If the infection is serious, it may lead to severe bad breath and even a special odor. If Helicobacter pylori is not eradicated, it will be difficult to remove oral odor.
However, in order to determine whether you are infected with Helicobacter pylori, the most reliable way is to go to the hospital for a C14 or C13 breath test . In addition, gastroscopy can also be performed , which can not only check whether there is Helicobacter pylori infection, but also determine the condition of the stomach, what is the cause of the stomach disease, and so on.
3. What is Helicobacter pylori most afraid of? Xiaojiu teaches you how to cure
What is Helicobacter pylori afraid of? How to eradicate it completely? The most common sterilization method for Helicobacter pylori clinically is quadruple therapy , that is , the combined application of prazoles and bismuth drugs + two kinds of antibacterial drugs .
Note that not all antibacterial drugs are suitable here. Currently effective antibacterial drugs include tetracycline, amoxicillin, clarithromycin, metronidazole, levofloxacin, and furazolidone.
• Levofloxacin is generally not selected for the first sterilization;
• The second sterilization generally does not choose the antibacterial drugs used before;
• Antibacterial drugs with more resistance are levofloxacin, clarithromycin and metronidazole;
• Antibacterial drugs that irritate the stomach are tetracycline, metronidazole and clarithromycin;
How to choose, please communicate with your doctor to decide .
how to eat? Generally, gastric medicines are taken 30 minutes before meals to create a lower concentration of gastric acid environment for the subsequent antibacterial drugs to prevent the antibacterial drugs from being corroded by strong concentrations of gastric acid, while antibacterial drugs are taken 30 minutes after meals, waiting for the gastric medicines to work. It can also reduce the irritation of the drug to the stomach.
how long to eat? The drug taking cycle of quadruple therapy should not be less than 10 days, but it should not exceed 14 days, and pay attention to taking it according to the amount.
How many times do you eat? Different medicines are different, it is recommended to communicate with your doctor.
The frequency and dosage of these doses must be strictly implemented and must not be wrong.
In addition, after taking the therapeutic drug, you should review at least one month after the treatment. The method is a blow test. If the result is negative, then congratulations. (Before the review, all kinds of antibiotics, heat-clearing and detoxifying traditional Chinese medicines should be stopped for more than one month, and acid suppressants and bismuth agents should be stopped for more than one week to avoid false negatives in the insufflation examination.)
Although the reinfection rate after 5 years of Helicobacter pylori eradication in adults is less than 5%, precautions should be taken to avoid the resurgence of Helicobacter pylori.
It should be noted that after infection with Helicobacter pylori, not everyone must be sterilized, and the treatment plan varies from person to person, so do not use drugs without authorization, please check and treat under the guidance of a doctor.
If you are unfortunate enough to be infected with Helicobacter pylori, don’t panic, you will definitely get stomach cancer if you are not infected with Helicobacter pylori. Don't listen to the false claims that toothpaste can eliminate Helicobacter pylori, but actively cooperate with doctors to carry out relevant examinations and treatment, and standardize medication.
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