Patient's question:
On March 5th, after eating rice noodles and bubble tea, I felt overly full and uncomfortable. That night, I had a fever of 39 degrees Celsius, which subsided the next day. In the following days, my stomach remained very bloated. My throat felt blocked every time I ate, and I experienced belching after eating good food. On the 17th, I went to the Sixth Municipal Hospital for a diagnosis, where I was told I had chronic gastritis. The doctor recommended an endoscopy, but I didn't have it done.On April 3rd, my Helicobacter pylori breath test result was positive at 20.44. From the 8th to the 14th, I took medication for a week: an omeprazole (enteric-coated omeprazole) to be taken on an empty stomach, and clarithromycin (dispersible clarithromycin) after meals. The belching stopped, but the symptoms of feeling full quickly did not disappear, and my throat still felt blocked, with white tongue coating.
Current condition: After one week of treatment, I have stopped.
Doctor's answer:
Hello, if the symptoms have not improved, it means that Helicobacter pylori has not been eradicated yet. However, this bacterium is not eradicated by taking medication for just one week. Most often, it requires two to four weeks of standard medication to possibly eradicate it. So, you don't need to be anxious right now. Continue to cooperate with your doctor's treatment.