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 2
20s 18
30s 63
40s 71
50s 64
60s 60
70+ 18

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 93
Female 204

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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.



Common symptoms reported by people with H. pylori

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for H. pylori

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Biaxin)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
51
Tried for
H. pylori (1)
Treatment name(s)

(Prilosec)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
70
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.
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Compare treatments taken by people with H. pylori

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

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

(Prilosec)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
H. pylori (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with H. pylori, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has H. pylori on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 166 say H. pylori is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 18
30s 63
40s 71
50s 64
60s 60
70+ 18

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 93
Female 204

These charts show data from H. pylori patients who have completed their condition history
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