Germ stomach
Helicobacter pylori live in the stomach wall of the patient, specifically the lining of the stomach and secrete substances to protect themselves from acidic gastric juices. The bacteria or helical bacteria can live inside the lining of the stomach for a long period without any symptoms, May cause some diseases such as gastritis or gastric ulcer.
Methods of infection
The stomach germ can be transmitted to the human through the mouth either by infection from another person infected by sneezing and some other bad and unhealthy behaviors and habits, but it must be pointed out that this germ is not transmitted by blood, and for the other and most Common to infection of stomach germ through food and drink contaminated by vegetables and fruits not washed well.
Symptoms of infection
Symptoms and signs caused by helical bacteria are associated with symptoms of gastritis or gastric ulcers.
- Feel pain in the abdomen, especially when it is not full and often this feeling goes after eating.
- The patient also experiences gastric acidity and may cause gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
- The feeling of nausea and the desire to vomit and sometimes accompanied vomiting vomiting blood.
- Some may experience anorexia and loss of weight. This may be accompanied by a feeling of hunger in the early morning. The stool may be dark. The patient may have a foul and strong mouth odor, and the patient may become numb and debilitated.
Complications of injury
One of the serious complications that may occur to the patient as a result of gastroenteritis is the stomach ulcers as well as the infection of the duodenal ulcer, and may cause stomach cancer (Stomach cancr). It is not possible to rely on symptoms only to diagnose the presence of the germ must be done some medical tests to confirm them, and these tests: blood test to find out if there are antibodies to this virus, examination of the stool, the work of cultivation of bacteria by taking a sample of the infected stomach And also by doing carbon dioxide testing.