close up of the Helicobacter Pylori bacteria
infection - you are not alone...
Research shows that H. pylori
is present in 75% of the worlds population - that means
3 out of every 4 people.
When you consider this you
can see there is a good chance you may be infected, specially
if you have the symptoms of a stomach ulcer.
Also when you consider that
nearly 90% of people with stomach ulcer symptoms are infected
with this bacterium, as are 50% of new patients with stomach
cancer, then you may need to get a proper diagnosis to be
on the safe side..
The facts we list below are not to scare you - they are simply
to give you an idea of the magnitude and severity of H. pylori
infections - this is a hardy little bug and difficult to get
rid of if you opt for a conventional drug therapy that your
doctor will probably prescribe.
When you see all the facts about Helicobacter Pylori, you
will see how widespread this infection is. You will also see
how many infected people WILL get stomach ulcers as a result
of this infection.
Of course the other major risk area is that of stomach cancer,
which is strongly linked to the presence of H. pylori as well.
Once you have checked these facts, or if you have been infected
for a while, you may think that Helicobacter Pylori is invincible....but
the good news is that a recent breakthrough in natural medicine
can stop this nasty little bug in it's tracks!
Here are the bare facts.....
- 75% of the world's population is infected
with the Helicobacter Pylori bacterium. That means that
right now over 4.7 billion people are infected worldwide.
- 816 million people alive right now
WILL develop a stomach ulcer caused by an infection
of H. pylori.
- Almost 70% of Helicobacter Pylori strains
found in the West are now resistant to the antibiotic
metronidazole, and nearly 15 per cent are also resistant
to clarithromycin. Yet both of these drugs are still heavily
prescribed in the treatment of ulcers.
- Over 50% of new gastric cancer
patients are infected with H. pylori.
- Up to 90% of all stomach ulcers are caused
by an infection of the Helicobacter pylori bacterium.
- Most people have never heard of H. pylori.
60% of people surveyed believe that ulcers are caused by
stress, and nearly 20% believe that stomach ulcers are caused
by spicy foods.
- Researchers have found H. pylori in the saliva of some
infected people,and it has just been proven that
this bacteria can be spread through mouth-to-mouth contact
- in other words, kissing.
H. pylori does not cause ulcers in every
infected person. The reason is for this is unknown. It
is thought that stomach ulcers could be caused by a combination
of factors, such as a stress, eating habits and
an infection of Helicobacter Pylori. This is
difficult to prove because there are so many variants
particular to individual cases and to different cultures.
It is now widely publicized that antibiotics
are becoming increasingly powerless
as Helicobacter Pyloriís resistance to antibiotics increases.
H. pylori is already completely resistant to any single
dose of antibiotics and is even resistant to the commonly
and Quadruple Therapies as well.
How Helicobacter Pylori
Survives in Acid...
... and Causes Ulcers!
Helicobacter Pylori is the only bacterial
organism in the stomach
be killed by hydrochloric acid.
So how does this incredibly destructive bacterium
survive in acid?
- Helicobacter Pylori is able to survive gastric acids
due to its ability to produce an enzyme called urease. Through
a chemical process, urease can neutralize stomach acid,
making it easy for the bacteria to survive in its own acid
- Because of their corkscrew shape, the bacteria can easily
penetrate the stomach's protective mucous lining.
- The Ďantacidí effect of Helicobacter Pylori fools your
stomach into producing more acid, which then makes your
stomach cells more susceptible to damage through exposure
to acid and pepsin
- Too much acid and pepsin can damage a healthy and unprotected
stomach lining and this is basically how ulcers are formed.
Sources and references
All our information
is sourced from various digestive health experts,
a world renowned immunologist, and from these trusted websites;
from H. pylori to