Success Story: 2 Months Post-Quad Therapy. Negative UBT & Feeling Fantastic!
Hey everyone, I am in my 40s. Just wanted to share a major win to give hope to anyone recovering from H. pylori.
My Journey & Strict Protocol:
The Treatment: Completed 14-day Bismuth-based Quad Therapy. During and right after, I dealt with intense brain fog, insomnia, muscle sensations, bloating, a vomiting-like feeling, and persistent lower stomach/navel burning.
The Discipline: I followed my medication timing and strict diet precisely during and after the treatment. I used to wake up at 6 AM everyday to follow the medication timings and gaps between them. I also waited a full 31 days post-antibiotics before taking my Urea Breath Test (UBT).
The Status Update:
My UBT came back NEGATIVE! I am now 2 months post-treatment and feeling absolutely fantastic. The brain fog, bloating, nausea, and lower stomach burning are completely gone. No issues anymore—I am even able to eat a bit of spicy food again with zero problems! It took a month and a half before I started feeling better. I did however had a bit of stomach burning for a month and a half post treatment and had severe insomnia (like waking up after an hour falling a sleep and then cannot fall asleep for two or three hours. Happened multiple times every night.). For both of these issues my doctor prescribed me a few things as I mentioned below in my routine. I am able to hit 95 to 99 sleep score on my Apple watch now and the stomach burning is completely gone.
My Current Recovery Routine:
To maintain this, heal my GI tract, and fix my sleep, here is my daily stack:
1 After Every Meal: Consuming probiotic yogurt to continuously support my gut.
2 Morning: A non-GMO probiotic (NOW Probiotic-10). This probiotic tablet has been massive in actively helping heal my gut and restoring the microbiome database the antibiotics wiped out.
3 Night (9:00 PM): Magnesium Glycinate (240mg). This has been highly effective for sleeping and calming the muscle sensations. It is incredibly gentle and won't irritate a healing stomach lining.
4 Bedtime (10:00 PM): A cup of warm milk before bed, which was a lifesaver for soothing the stomach heat and helping me sleep.
If you are stuck in the middle of the brain fog, bloating, or stomach burning, hang in there and stick strictly to your protocol. Your system will heal! Happy to answer any questions.
None of this is a medical advice. Please talk to your doctor before starting any medication.
Thanks and good luck guys. Don’t give up during the treatment.