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I went to the doctors today and she told me that my retest for h pylori came back and it came back negative! this still doesn’t mean my gut is healed and it really sucks, one thing I’ve been doing is to trying to stop eating before 7:30 pm or at least 8 pm, and when I sleep I have also elevated my pillow and i have seen a huge difference in my sleep and how I feel at night, I now get little to no reflux when laying down. im also sleeping earlier which is very rare for me and the only time that happened is when I took meds that knocked me out LMAO. I really don’t know why i avoided this so much when I can sleep peacefully now, I’m also now tracking my food intake and symptoms to track my triggers and to then cut them off until my stomach heals, but I’ve already cut out dairy and soft drinks since I started having reflux and ate other things in moderation but I’m such a big foodie its literally hell having to change my diet and gets way harder when I’m near or starting my period… I literally cried cause of how I had to now be so picky about what I eat or else I’d be in extreme discomfort or pain. what I’ve also tried doing is diaphragmic breathing or whatever after I eat and I’ve also seen an improvement in my reflux after that. i probably complain a lot about this to my friends but sometimes i wish they could know how serious this actually is and it’s not just oh I have a bit of burping I can’t eat cause my stomach is fucked but now I’m in the recovery stage it’s really hard for me to make changes cause im mainly lazy and can give in easily and obviously it’s hard for me to make changes but I’m still trying my best at the moment, but I have been getting better at avoiding my triggers now that I’m actually tracking it. I know it isn’t easy but ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. atleast I know I never have to go through those terrible antibiotics ever again and this IS temporary. I’m about to start my period so Goodluck to me with that lmao it’s about to suck 10x harder

I was diagnosed with h pylori in June but I’ve been dealing with it since February, along with my h pylori symptoms I had also started to get a congested and inflamed burning nose, this lasted for like a week if I remember correctly and was on and off after that and didnt happen very often. after going cold turkey on my PPIs 3 weeks ago i had a horrible rebound with my reflux and also had trouble swallowing, a sore & dry throat and constant acid being stuck in my throat, that has now cleared up but now my nose issues are coming back worse, i think I developed nasal polyps as I can feel a circular lump inside my nose that changes shape every so often and when it’s inflamed it’s harder to breathe and Im just constantly congested (god forbid a girl feels into her nose to see why she’s so congested all the time idc if it’s disgusting) and it just sucks having this on top of my gastric symptoms. but all of this started with my gastric symptoms and gets worse when my reflux gets worse and I’m not sure if there is a clear link to it, there have been some studies saying there is a possible link towards h pylori & sinus or nose issues in general. there’s no particular reason to why I’m posting this but i would like to know if anyone has experienced smth similar or any thoughts, or just if anyone experiences the same thing, know that ur not alone in this :)

I recently tested positive for hpylori in early June but I’ve been dealing with this since February, I did do one round of antibiotics but I had an allergic reaction to the PPI and couldn’t take it, my symptoms never went away and only got worse after time when I stopped taking the PPI, now it’s like a month later and 2-3 weeks ago i came up with a sore throat that wouldn’t go away, then a week ago I started having very severe heartburn that made me feel like I was having a heart attack and I struggled to sleep for days, and had no appetite whatsoever (now my appetite returned), also accompanied by a sore throat and trouble swallowing. I’ve lost 3-4kg over this time period and my weight would probably drop more because currently, I can’t even eat a full meal or even half because of my trouble swallowing. I have my retest for hpylori in a few days but it’s still unbearable, I don’t have much to do but to wait it out until I take the test and then I can start taking the PPI again (a different type). My doctor is convinced it isn’t gone because I didn’t do the full treatment and I think that too, if there are any tips to help these symptoms and my anxiety that comes with it, it would be highly appreciated :)