Helicobacter pylori is a highly parasitic bacterium that mainly parasitizes the human gastric mucosa. If infected with Helicobacter pylori, it may trigger various gastric diseases such as gastritis and gastric ulcers, so it deserves everyone’s attention.
If your stomach is infected with Helicobacter pylori, your body will send you many distress signals. By being observant, you may easily notice these signals, so please take them seriously.
When infected with Helicobacter pylori, three symptoms often appear, so it’s best to get checked without delay.
1. Stomach pain
When infected with Helicobacter pylori, the most affected part is our stomach. The intensity of stomach pain can indicate the degree of Helicobacter pylori infection.
In the early stages of Helicobacter pylori infection, there may be slight stomach pain accompanied by gastric acid and slight bloating, which many people tend to overlook. However, if Helicobacter pylori proliferates significantly, it will seriously damage the gastric mucosa and exert pressure on surrounding tissues and nerves, leading to increasing stomach pain.
Therefore, if you frequently experience stomach pain in your daily life, please visit a hospital for a check-up as soon as possible, without delay.
2. Bad breath
When Helicobacter pylori proliferates in the stomach, it produces a large amount of gas, generating unpleasant sulfides that are expelled through the mouth, causing bad breath.
Therefore, if you have persistent obvious bad breath in your daily life and it doesn’t improve over time, it could be due to Helicobacter pylori infection in the stomach. It’s important to undergo relevant examinations promptly.
3. Black stool
Once the stomach is infected with Helicobacter pylori, it significantly affects the digestion and absorption functions of the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, pay close attention to your stool in your daily life.
If you notice black stools, it’s a red flag and a distress signal from your stomach. If this occurs frequently, please go to a hospital for related examinations without delay.
Does Helicobacter pylori infection always lead to stomach cancer?
Many people wonder if Helicobacter pylori infection always results in stomach cancer. The answer is no. However, if infected with Helicobacter pylori, vigilance is essential. Neglecting it can greatly increase the risk of developing stomach cancer if not properly managed.
For individuals with stomach issues, follow these four measures and consume three particular foods to combat Helicobacter pylori and protect your stomach:
Four measures:
1. Avoid consuming pickled foods
People with stomach problems should be especially cautious about their diet. It’s advisable to avoid pickled foods, as they contain a significant amount of nitrite, which can convert to nitrosamine in the body, a potent carcinogen that could seriously irritate the gastric mucosa.
2. Quit smoking and drinking alcohol
For those with stomach issues, it’s crucial to control and quit smoking and drinking in daily life. Both smoking and alcohol can heavily irritate the gastric mucosa and promote the proliferation of Helicobacter pylori, potentially triggering various gastric diseases. To safeguard your stomach health, timely abandonment of smoking and drinking is necessary.
3. Pay attention to food hygiene
Ignoring food hygiene and frequent indulgence in street food or takeout can enable significant invasion of Helicobacter pylori into the body. Therefore, it’s better to cook at home to ensure food hygiene, suppress Helicobacter pylori, and enhance gastric health.
4. Regular check-ups
For individuals with stomach issues, it’s wise to develop a habit of regular check-ups. Timely check-ups can provide insights into stomach conditions and facilitate necessary adjustments to suppress the rampant proliferation of Helicobacter pylori and protect stomach health.
Consume three foods:
1. Monkeyhead Mushrooms
It is well-known that monkeyhead mushrooms are good for stomach health and have excellent sterilizing effects. They can help eradicate Helicobacter pylori in the stomach, repair damaged gastric mucosa, and promote stomach health.
2. Dandelion
Dandelion possesses remarkable heat-clearing, detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial effects, earning it the title of natural antibiotic. If infected with Helicobacter pylori, regularly drinking dandelion tea can effectively suppress its proliferation, repair damaged stomach mucosa, and aid in the “protective battle” for your stomach.
3. Broccoli
Broccoli belongs to the cruciferous vegetable family with high nutritional value. It can enhance stomach digestion and absorption functions, repair damaged stomach mucosa, and inhibit Helicobacter pylori proliferation, effectively promoting stomach protection.
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