Eating and drinking all night long... Why can I, a Helicobacter pylori, make my stomach life more difficult?

Hello everyone, I am Helicobacter pylori. My ancestors have existed in the human stomach for at least thousands of years and have successfully caused stomach diseases to generations of people.

Ahem~ I’m very proud!

Now let me show you my fulfilling day!

When you get up early in the morning and open the window, the beautiful sunshine will secrete a wave of urease, which will make your breath smelly all day long. Not only will your wife dislike it, but even your dog will stay away from it when it smells it.

Hahaha, look at my great achievements, so happy~

At noon, my master had a dinner party, which was a good opportunity for me to go out and visit other people. Chopsticks, tableware, and food were my migration tools. I found a new master and I would cheat him without hesitation! I jumped around in a stomach full of food to eat a big meal, and my master was miserable. It was his fault for not paying attention to the food distribution and the health of his stomach. Now he couldn't work because of the stomach pain. He deserved it~

It's getting dark, and I'm going to get up and have fun again! Night is the best time for me to party with my friends. My hair is shaking, my stomach is boiling, and I'm going to have fun! It's so fun~

As a qualified Helicobacter pylori, we must know how to choose the right owner and create the most comfortable environment for ourselves. Immediate relatives of gastric cancer patients, patients with gastric ulcers, patients with atrophic gastritis, and patients who have undergone partial resection of early gastric tumors, all of these people's stomachs are suitable for us to survive and reproduce. Our goal is to bring the most gastric health problems to our owners! Oh yeah~

Although we have achieved great results, we also have many troubles. A C13 or C14 breath test will expose our existence, and if humans use a quadruple therapy of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), bismuth and two antibacterial drugs to crush us, we will be finished! It will be extremely difficult to make a comeback!

Oh no! My master couldn't stand my torture anymore, so he even knew how to do a breath test and use the quadruple therapy to fight us to the death.

The worst part is that the pharmacist even taught the owner the correct way to take the medicine:

Taking medicine on time and in the right amount is the basis. Bismuth should be taken one hour before meals, PPI should be taken half an hour before meals, and antibiotics should be taken half an hour after meals. Bismuth should not be taken at the same time as other medicines.

The pharmacist actually told him a lot of precautions:

It is normal to have black stools while taking the medicine; take the medicine for 14 days and repeat the breath test one month after stopping the medicine; pay attention to developing a good lifestyle, quit smoking and drinking, do not eat irritating foods, maintain a regular work and rest schedule, and exercise moderately; avoid sharing personal items such as bowls, chopsticks, toothbrushes, etc. with others and pay attention to regular disinfection and sterilization.

It's over, it's over. My good days are completely over. Oh! I'm in such a difficult situation, can't I just surrender?

Since then, my original owner has had fresh breath every day, has been free from stomachaches, and has better sleep, and I have no choice but to look for my next new owner...

Author: Li Ying and Liu Yuan, Chief Pharmacists of Wuhan Third Hospital

Review expert: Chen Yonggang, deputy director and pharmacist of Wuhan Third Hospital

Hou Chunxia, ​​Chief Pharmacist, Changzhi People's Hospital