What is H. pylori?

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a bacteria that causes Helicobacter-associated disease including gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, gastric adenocarcinoma, and low-grade gastric lymphoma.

How do members experience H. pylori?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with H. pylori*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for H. pylori*

*Data from patients with H. pylori, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with H. pylori*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Biaxin)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
H. pylori (1)
Treatment

(Prilosec)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
H. pylori (1)

*Data from patients with H. pylori, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has H. pylori on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 16
30s 63
40s 68
50s 63
60s 58
70+ 17

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 91
Female 199