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Does H. Pylori lead to stomach cancer?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Aug 20 8:36am | Replies (145)Comment receiving replies
I've heard that treating h pylori can increase symptoms of acid reflux and therefore my gastroenterologist said that even if he finds h pylori he may not want to treat it. Does this make sense? (Or, does it make sense to treat the h pylori and the acid reflux caused afterwards will get better over time?)
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I would get a second opinion. I had h pylori in 1994 and they treated it but did not recheck it. Then after years of digestive issues chalked up to IBS and GERD, lipase in the 3-400 range they finally did an endoscopy and found I have chronic gastritis from a pervasive h pylori infection. My pancreas looks normal on MRCP. I’m now on a very restricted diet now and I’m told I may always have chronic gastritis.