Size is not a factor in the world of bacteria.
Many bacteria are responsible for making all of humanity sick, but it is one bacterium in particular that can lead to severe problems with the digestive system.
Helicobacter pylori is a tough unicellular organism that packs a huge kick.
It is the primary cause of most ulcers found in the gastrointestinal system.
It is something to definitely take seriously.
How tough is this bacterium? Well, it is the only organism on the face of the Earth found to be capable of living and reproducing in the acidic environment of the stomach, until obliterated with antibiotics.
This bacterium is responsible for many ulcers such as a gastric, stomach, and a duodenal ulcer.
What happens is that it wears down the lining of the intestine, duodenum, or stomach.
As the acidity levels of your stomach rise, the digestive liquids begin to eat away at the lining.
After awhile, a hole appears in the lining and the ulcer is formed.
Each time the stomach acid touches the gastric or duodenal ulcer it shoots pain through the person.
Many of the symptoms of this disease flare-up resemble a heart attack or indigestion, so it is often not correctly diagnosed at first.
An pylori ulcer is diagnosed most of the time with an endoscopic procedure.
A small scope is inserted into the rectum.
Once in the desired location, a biopsy is performed and the tissue is then cultivated in a petri dish to tell whether or not the bacterium is present.
If the bacterium is present, then the doctors will usually treat the ulcer with what is known as a triple therapy, which includes amoxicillin, clarithromycin and a proton pump inhibitor such as pantoprazole.
If the patient is allergic to penicillin, then the antibiotic will be substituted with metronidazole.
For many years no one knew the reason behind most gastric ulcers.
They thought that a stomach ulcer was the direct result of stress or spicy foods.
Thankfully, science has cleared that mystery up by discovering Helicobacter pylori.
Now patients know that their earlier misconceptions were false and a new realm of healing can begin.
Just make sure that when you receive your medicine, that you finish the complete prescription.
Not doing so will only further the development of bacterium that is resistant to available antibiotics.
Many bacteria are responsible for making all of humanity sick, but it is one bacterium in particular that can lead to severe problems with the digestive system.
Helicobacter pylori is a tough unicellular organism that packs a huge kick.
It is the primary cause of most ulcers found in the gastrointestinal system.
It is something to definitely take seriously.
How tough is this bacterium? Well, it is the only organism on the face of the Earth found to be capable of living and reproducing in the acidic environment of the stomach, until obliterated with antibiotics.
This bacterium is responsible for many ulcers such as a gastric, stomach, and a duodenal ulcer.
What happens is that it wears down the lining of the intestine, duodenum, or stomach.
As the acidity levels of your stomach rise, the digestive liquids begin to eat away at the lining.
After awhile, a hole appears in the lining and the ulcer is formed.
Each time the stomach acid touches the gastric or duodenal ulcer it shoots pain through the person.
Many of the symptoms of this disease flare-up resemble a heart attack or indigestion, so it is often not correctly diagnosed at first.
An pylori ulcer is diagnosed most of the time with an endoscopic procedure.
A small scope is inserted into the rectum.
Once in the desired location, a biopsy is performed and the tissue is then cultivated in a petri dish to tell whether or not the bacterium is present.
If the bacterium is present, then the doctors will usually treat the ulcer with what is known as a triple therapy, which includes amoxicillin, clarithromycin and a proton pump inhibitor such as pantoprazole.
If the patient is allergic to penicillin, then the antibiotic will be substituted with metronidazole.
For many years no one knew the reason behind most gastric ulcers.
They thought that a stomach ulcer was the direct result of stress or spicy foods.
Thankfully, science has cleared that mystery up by discovering Helicobacter pylori.
Now patients know that their earlier misconceptions were false and a new realm of healing can begin.
Just make sure that when you receive your medicine, that you finish the complete prescription.
Not doing so will only further the development of bacterium that is resistant to available antibiotics.
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