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I have been doing quite a bit of research and have been combining yoga with a variety of herbal treatments, dietary supplements; probiotics, fermented foods, and a change in diet. My symptoms are occasional and generally mild, depending on what I eat. I have eliminated caffeine, most dairy products, sugar or sugar substitutes, and have reduced consumption of red meat. I am scheduled for an endoscopy and will rely on the recommendations following that procedure. (H-pylori infection was confirmed by a blood test a few months ago, but I believe I have had this for about a year.)
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Someone in my distant family got H Pylori, basically - the person had the Gastro Doctor do the simultaneous Colonoscopy & Endoscopy and 100 % confirmed existence to H Pylori. ( a sample biopsy was done)
Dr had the person take Pylera medication ( it cost nearly 950$ for a 10 day program) success rate is around 90%, it worked for this person.. its been 3 years so far so good, The person has been asked to preferably avoid acidic intake of food.
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Oh I see. Im sorry that I didn't answer your question earlier about taking antibiotics and whether or not if it will kill off good bacteria along with harmful. The short answer is it depends on the person, it will kill some of good bacteria, but the benefits far outweigh the risks. As you may know, the gut is home to a variety of species of bacteria. In a healthy person, a majority of the species are good while some are bad. However, its not like all good bacteria are one species and that the antibiotic will kill all of them. Think of it like its own ecosystem with different species. There are species of bacteria that are unique from each other that are both good. So antibiotics can affect some species, but not others. However, each person has a unique composition of species. We all don't have the same amount of bacterial species as the other, so medication can affect each person differently.
The best thing to do is to take the antibiotics given by your doctor while continuing your healthy regiment. Monitor your intake carefully and if you feel a negative change, consult with your doctor immediately and they can prescribe different antibiotics to help. Unfortunately, many aspects of medicine is trial and error. With your regimen and continued use of antibiotics, you should see good results! Hope this clears up some confusion.