Stomach Infection

What is it?

An infection caused by bacteria that commonly occurs in patients with peptic and/or gastric ulcers.

Cause

Bacterial: Helicobacter pylori stomach infection – evidence suggests that it is transmitted via an oral-oral route (through the direct or indirect exchange of saliva) or a faecal-oral route (through contact with non-sanitized hands or surfaces, or the drinking of contaminated water).

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Present in certain conditions

Peptic ulcer
Long term indigestion
Long term gastritis (Bacterial Gastroenteritis)
B-cell lymphoma (quickly growing, non-painful mass that is typically an enlarged lymph node in the neck, groin, or abdomen, can be with fever, weight loss, drenching night sweat ).
Stomach cancer
Unexplained thrombocytopenic purpura
Unexplained iron deficiency

Medication

Maybe:

Long term Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Low dose Aspirin

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Symptoms

Abdominal pain and/or are constant violently vomiting or vomiting longer than two days (one day if a child)?
Feel a lump or mass in stomach?
Feel full quickly when eating trapped wind and burping (‘foul rotten egg smell’)?
Symptoms occurring frequently or increasingly frequently?
Felt indigestion pain more than once over last few weeks?
A new rash that has appeared or existing rash getting worst (mainly across nose and face)?
Unexplained weight loss?
Sore throat longer than seven days?
Tender pain at back of the throat (pain can vary)?
Dry and/or a hoarseness throat?
Discomfort when swallowing?
Coughing up traces of blood?
Cough interfering with sleep affecting to point of work/social life?
Experiencing any sort of chest/heart pain?
Chronic abdominal or lower chest pain?
Smokers cough which has not changed or getting worse?
Symptoms are getting suddenly worse?
Symptoms more than five days?
Had a chest infection that won’t clear even with antibiotics?
Tried cough mixtures and have not been effective?
Tried over the counter medication and it hasn’t worked over a period of two weeks?
Used a second lot of over the counter medication for the same condition within a month?

Complications /Information to beware of/General tips:

Do not wait, phone an ambulance if have or develop:

Mucormycosis

This condition can lead to:

Stomach cancer
Peptic ulcer (stomach ulcer)-Symptoms occur shortly after eating
Duodenal ulcer (ulcers in the lower part of the stomach (pyloric antrum) which connects the stomach to the duodenum (upper part of the intestine)- Symptoms occur two to three hours after eating.
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Primary gastric lymphoma

Post treatment test

Patients should be offered posttreatment test-of-cure, which should occur at least 4 weeks after using a urea breath test, faecal antigen test and/or gastric biopsy.

H pylori: ACG Guideline Advises New Approaches to Treatment, David A. Johnson, MD DISCLOSURES | October 23, 2024

Medscape

This condition can show similar symptoms to:

Celiac disease
Oesophageal cancer
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Gastroparesis
Gallstones
Menetrier disease
Pancreatitis
Pericarditis
Medication i.e.
- Corticosteroids overuse
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) overuse

Please talk to your healthcare professional (i.e. Medical Doctor/Pharmacist) for further advice

Detailed Information

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