{"id":19177,"date":"2019-07-03T14:18:12","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T13:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/collectivehealthy.com\/?p=949"},"modified":"2019-07-03T14:18:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T13:18:12","slug":"natural-method-to-eliminate-helicobacter-pylori-bacteria-from-the-stomach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/?p=19177","title":{"rendered":"Natural Method To Eliminate Helicobacter Pylori Bacteria From The Stomach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"63d509947b33dea96ed9a09b2482b63d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1554417\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019ve read my recent\u00a0confession post, then you know that in my recent healing journey I\u2019ve been dealing with h. pylori. Considering that h. pylori causes ulcers and other digestive problems (including being linked to cancer), it is certainly no bueno!<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that I\u2019ve kicked h. pylori to the curb! And I did it without any antibiotics or regimens of pills or medicines. Before I tell you how to treat h. pylori naturally, I do have to remind you that I am\u00a0<i>not\u00a0<\/i>a doctor, so please don\u2019t take my experience as medical advice or diagnosis. Please consult a naturopathic doctor if you suspect you may have h. pylori.<\/p>\n<h2>So, what the heck is h. pylori?<\/h2>\n<p>Helicobacter pylori, aka\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>, is a type of bacteria which resides in our stomach. To be specific, it is found in the mucus lining of the stomach and duodenum, but can also adhere to the cells lining the stomach. It has a rod-like, helix shape (see photo below) which allows it to burrow deep into the lining. Now, keep in mind that the stomach is a very acidic environment. To survive in the acidity,\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0bacteria release an enzyme called urease. This enzyme turns urea into ammonia. Yes, I know it sounds weird, but there is actually urea (like found in urine) in gastric juices.<\/p>\n<p>Well, all that ammonia neutralizes the gastric juices around the\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0bacteria so they can thrive. Normally, your body would send immune cells to attack and kill bacterial invaders. But immune cells can\u2019t burrow into the lining of the stomach, so\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0gets to have a party in your digestive system. There is also evidence showing that\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0bacteria can block immune responses so they can\u2019t crash the party.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on which report you go by, 1\/3 to 2\/3 of the world\u2019s population is infected with\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>. Researchers aren\u2019t sure exactly how\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0bacteria are transmitted, but they guess is it from fecal to mouth contamination. Considering that sanitation has improved so much in developed countries, they also guess that\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0can be transmitted from oral-to-oral contact (such as from contaminated food).<\/p>\n<h2>How h. pylori causes ulcers<\/h2>\n<p>Researchers have known about\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0for over 100 years. It wasn\u2019t until fairly recently that they figured out that\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0causes ulcers though. In the 1970s, an Australian pathologist named Robin Warren was looking at samples of inflamed stomach tissue. He found that\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0was all over the gastric mucus of the inflamed samples. Interestingly, there wasn\u2019t any inflammation in samples without\u00a0<em>h. pylori.<\/em>\u00a0This led him to believe that h. pylori causes irritation to the stomach.<\/p>\n<p>Warren and his partner Barry Marshall had trouble isolating the bacteria. When they finally did, Marshall actually swallowed a sample of the bacteria to prove it caused ulcers. Talk about taking one for the team! He didn\u2019t develop an ulcer, but he did get a serious case of gastritis (inflamed stomach). This proved that\u00a0<em>h. pylori\u00a0<\/em>bacteria did cause stomach irritation. Luckily for Marshall, the infection cleared up without any treatment (guess I\u2019m not the only one who\u2019s kicked\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0without drugs!).<\/p>\n<p>Researchers still aren\u2019t exactly sure how<em>\u00a0h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0causes ulcers. The most common theory is that\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0damages the mucus lining of the stomach and duodenum. Without this protective mucus layer, the acid from the stomach can damage its own cells. The fact that\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>causes inflammation is also likely to be a factor.<\/p>\n<p>Today, researchers know that\u00a0<strong><em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0causes about 80% of ulcers in the stomach and 90% of ulcers in the duodenum.\u00a0<\/strong>What they don\u2019t know is why some people with h. pylori get ulcers and others don\u2019t. Keep in mind that\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0is a bacteria which affects upwards of 2\/3 of the world!<\/p>\n<p>From my own experiences and research, I\u2019d have to surmise it all comes down to gut health. Even if you do have bad<em>\u00a0h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0bacteria in your stomach wearing away at the mucus, a healthy gut could still repair the mucus before any real damage is done. But, if your gut isn\u2019t healthy, then the bacteria are going to do a number on your mucus and gastric acid will be able to damage cells. Remember when doctors used to think that ulcers came from stress and bad diet? Well, those factors are definitely\u00a0<i>not\u00a0<\/i>good for your gut! So, if you\u2019ve got\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0<i>and\u00a0<\/i>you are also eating a bad diet\u00a0<i>and\u00a0<\/i>are dealing with stress constantly, then the\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0are gonna take a toll.<\/p>\n<h2>H. pylori and stomach cancer<\/h2>\n<p>As if an ulcer wasn\u2019t bad enough,\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0is also linked to numerous types of gastric cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute SEER Program, nearly 11\u00a0<i>thousand\u00a0<\/i>people will have died of gastric cancer in 2013. And the rates are on the rise.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>H. pylori<\/em>\u00a0has been identified as the main cause of gastric cancer<\/strong>\u00a0(even before causes like smoking). Again, researchers can\u2019t be positive how\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0causes gastric cancer, but the theory is that the inflammation caused by the bacteria predisposes the tissues to becoming cancerous. Since damaged cells have to replicate more frequently, they also are more likely to get cancerous mutations. According to a study in\u00a0<i>Clinical Microbiology<\/i>, people with\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>have a 1-2% chance of getting stomach cancer.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the symptoms of h. pylori?<\/h2>\n<p>Most people (85%) with\u00a0<em>h. pylori<\/em>\u00a0won\u2019t have any symptoms at all. About 10-20% of people will get a peptic ulcer. 1-2% will get stomach cancer. The rest will have symptoms like\u00a0<strong>stomachache, belching, indigestion, bloating, and other symptoms of stomach inflammation.\u00a0<\/strong>Super sexy, huh?<\/p>\n<h2>Testing for h. pylori<\/h2>\n<p>Because h. pylori usually doesn\u2019t have any symptoms and the symptoms it does cause are so similar to symptoms of other conditions, the only reliable way to know if you have an h. pylori infection is to get tested.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve read my recent\u00a0confession post, then you know that in my recent healing journey I\u2019ve been dealing with h. pylori. Considering that h. pylori causes ulcers and other digestive problems (including being linked to cancer), it is certainly no bueno! The good news is that I\u2019ve kicked h. pylori to the curb! 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