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Microscopic picture
of the H. pylori bacteria
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In 2005, two Australian scientists,
Dr Barry Marshall and Dr Robin Warren were eventually awarded
the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their discovery that stomach
ulcers were actually caused by a bacterial infection known
as H. pylori.
I would say that their prize was long overdue! Not only
did they discover this all-important link, but they also had
the near impossible task of convincing the medical profession
to acknowledge and embrace their breakthrough discovery.
This took another 23 years after they made their discovery
- these two men should also have been honored with a prize
for persistence!
25 Years ago...
The story of Dr Barry Marshall and Dr Robin
Warren started nearly 25 years before they won the Nobel Prize
for Medicine.
After years of intensive research, their discovery
which established the link between an infection of Helicobacter
Pylori bacterium and stomach ulcers, was finally made way
back in 1982.
Supporting evidence of the link between the
H. pylori bacterium and stomach ulcers quickly strengthened
over the next 10 years. Many studies from around the world
also confirmed without any doubt that there was a presence
of the Helicobacter Pylori bacterium in most people suffering
from peptic ulcers.
The concept of stress and diet being the cause
of peptic ulcers was so firmly entrenched in the medical professions
mindset at the time, that they could not bring themselves
to believe that a bacterium could possibly be the cause.
This newly discovered fact completely rocked
common medical beliefs in those days. Nobody believed that
Helicobacter Pylori could survive in the acidic environment
of the stomach, because the stomach was supposed to be kept
sterile by the natural presence of aggressive gastric juices
(hydrochloric acid).
One has to wonder why this disbelief was so
strong and why the recognition of this discovery was not forthcoming
for so long. Was it natural logic, or was there perhaps some
deception?
A leap of faith and
courage
To disprove the belief that Helicobacter Pylori could not
survive in the acidic environment of the stomach, Dr Barry
Marshall performed an experiment on himself in July 1984 that
for ethical reasons he could not ask any healthy person to
do.
He was first checked for bacterial infection
and tested negative. He then swallowed a 3 day culture of
Helicobacter Pylori. As he expected, seven days later he started
feeling sick with headaches, nausea, episodes of vomiting
and really bad breath.
Although he didn't develop an ulcer, he did
suffer from gastritis (stomach inflammation). After ten days,
tests showed that the H. pylori bacterium had established itself
in Dr Marshall's stomach. After 2 weeks, Dr Marshall began
taking an antibiotic and he was back to normal within twenty-four
hours.
His bold experiment was a success as he had
proved that a healthy person could easily be infected by H. pylori.
10 years later, some
acknowledgement is made.
By the 1990's discussions had shifted from
the question of whether Helicobacter Pylori causes peptic
ulcers, to questions on how it causes ulcers and how it can
be eradicated.
Thus, the theory of the unbelievers had been
broken - they argued that people with ulcers had weak immune
systems, and that H. pylori was only effectively infecting
people with ulcers because of their weakened immune systems.
Haven't heard much from them since then...
Today there is absolutely no doubt that H. pylori
is the cause of 80% - 90% of all stomach ulcers. There is
still a lot of discussion on whether it can be the sole cause
or if it needs a sidekick, like stress or spicy foods.
The bottom line regarding the correlation between
of Helicobacter Pylori and ulcers is most clearly shown in
the recurrence rates after treatment. The ulcer recurrence
rate at 1 year is about 10% if H. pylori is eradicated. And
50% - 60% if it is not eradicated. Say no more....
What other diseases is H. pylori
bacterium linked to?
Recent studies show that apart from peptic
ulcers, other diseases such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative
colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and even 50 % of new gastric
cancer cases are linked to the presence of
H. pylori bacterium.
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to get a FREE copy of 'The H. Pylori and Stomach Ulcer Report' now.
Another new discovery is that 70% of people infected with
H. pylori also suffer from Candida
Overgrowth, the most probable cause being antibiotic
treatments.
How can H. pylori bacterium be eradicated?
Unfortunately, the bacterium is not easy to eradicate using
traditional drug therapy. There is no single antibiotic that
can do the job alone, so multiple antibiotics in conjunction
with proton pump inhibitors (PPI's) such as Nexium and Prilosec,
are being prescribed. Even these therapies are failing at
a rate of around 70% - click
here to find out why.
Many treatment plans using chemical drugs have been tried
- triple and quadruple therapies are the current flavor of
the medical profession. The pharmaceutical companies always
claim far greater rates of success with these therapies than
those claimed by honest physicians.
No matter what drug based treatment you have been prescribed
- there are always a bunch of side-effects
that you need to contend with. Some people are so badly affected
that they stop their prescribed treatment when they can't
handle it anymore.
You have to look at natural
remedies to effectively eradicate this bacterium. That
is if you really don't want to be exposed to all the nasty
side effects of the chemical substances that make up the Triple
and Quadruple therapies that are really not as effective as
they are made out to be.
Want to clear your H.
pylori infection in only 30 days?
Lots of prescriptions later, no improvement,
and your doctor has run out of options.... does this
sound familiar?
If this describes where you are at right
now (or the direction in which you are heading towards),
then you may be thinking that you are stuck with a major
problem....but the fact is that it is possible to naturally
remove all traces of H. pylori from your digestive
system, without any negative effects.
Sources and references
All our information
is sourced from various digestive health experts,
a world renowned immunologist, and from these trusted
websites;
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