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Is It Advisable To Take Pylokit For Severe Acidity?

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Posted on Sat, 30 May 2015
Question: I have severe acidity for 3 years now. Had a pylokit dose in 2012 and was relieved for 7/8 months. No other medicine ever worked. Can I take pylokit again now ?
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Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (49 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Can take if urea breath test is positive.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thank you for asking HCM.

I have gone through your query. Pylokit contains Proton pump inhibitor lazoperazole and antibiotics tinidazole & clarithromycin. Antibiotics are required only if you have H pylori bacteria in stomach. A urea breath test will help you to know whether it is present. If positive then can take it.

If it is not positive just therapy with proton pump inhibitor like lanzoperazole will help.

Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
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Is It Advisable To Take Pylokit For Severe Acidity?

Brief Answer: Can take if urea breath test is positive. Detailed Answer: Hi Thank you for asking HCM. I have gone through your query. Pylokit contains Proton pump inhibitor lazoperazole and antibiotics tinidazole & clarithromycin. Antibiotics are required only if you have H pylori bacteria in stomach. A urea breath test will help you to know whether it is present. If positive then can take it. If it is not positive just therapy with proton pump inhibitor like lanzoperazole will help. Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.