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i was told that baking powder would help stomach ulcers. additionally, i am trying to understand the difference between ulcers that are treatable with antibiotics and those that are not. my client was told he has the type that DO NOT GET ANTI BIOTICS...any advice?
Thu, 25 Sep 2014
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hello thanx a lot for your query on HCM, there are different causes for the ulcers in the stomach to develop. it is due to the imbalance in acid of the stomach physiology that causes such a condition. there are organisms like H. pylori, that are the commonest cause, for the stomach ulcers to develop. these are to be treated by antibiotics combination.. others are non organism related, that lead to acid imbalance. they are to be treated by other modalities like antacids and so on... may be you are suffering from a non infective cause that donot need antibiotics, and are to be treated symptomatically
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hello thanx a lot for your query on HCM, there are different causes for the ulcers in the stomach to develop. it is due to the imbalance in acid of the stomach physiology that causes such a condition. there are organisms like H. pylori, that are the commonest cause, for the stomach ulcers to develop. these are to be treated by antibiotics combination.. others are non organism related, that lead to acid imbalance. they are to be treated by other modalities like antacids and so on... may be you are suffering from a non infective cause that donot need antibiotics, and are to be treated symptomatically