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Can Eucalyptus Be Used Alongside Antibiotics in H pylori Treatment?...

Many studies show a positive effect when natural compounds are used alongside triple therapy for H pylori. In fact, in my experience, some herbs and plant extracts are as effective, if not more so, than triple therapy, which is how we have been able to run with a 95% success rate in helping folk overcome their H pylori symptoms. Eucalyptus torelliana leaf extracts are used in Nigerian traditional medicine to treat gastrointestinal disorders, so a team of researchers decided to add Eucalyptus to standard triple therapy too see if it improved H pylori treatment outcomes. Here’s what they found:...
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Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils Against Helicobacter pylori...

As you may know if you have read my book, The H Pylori Diet, a wide range of natural products – foods and herbs – have been shown to exhibit activity against H Pylori. Berries, garlic, broccoli sprouts and cranberries are foods that have the ability to kill H pylori. Herbs and herbal extracts have also been shown to have effects against H pylori. These include, berberine, Matula Herbal Formula and mastic gum. Essential oils are volatile liquids that have some antimicrobial and antioxidant activities due to some of their active ingredients. Essential oils have been used in the...
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H Pylori Eradication May Improve Migraines, 2004 Study Suggests...

H pylori infection is, of course, known as the bug that causes heartburn, stomach ulcers and other unpleasant digestive symptoms. However when we delve into the scientific and medical literature, we see that this common infection can cause a plethora of symptoms outside the gut. H pylori infection causes an inflammatory reaction in the stomach and intestine. This inflammatory reaction can spill over into other areas of the body, triggering symptoms in potentially any or every area of the body, including the neurological system. In 2004, a team of researchers from Parma, Italy, conducted a study with 80 patients...
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Bismuth is an Effective Addition to H pylori Treatments...

Bismuth is a mineral used in some H pylori quadruple therapy treatments and natural anti-H pylori products, including Bio-HPF by a company called Biotics Research Corp and Formula SF-734 by Thorne. A recent study proved its effectiveness. The aims of the study were to determine the ability of bismuth to improve H pylori eradication and reduce the intensity of H pylori-induced gastritis. 90 patients with H Pylori-associated chronic gastritis were randomized into three groups. 30 patients in the first group were treated with omeprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromicyn for 10 days. 30 patients in the second group took the same...
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DHA – Another Possible Agent for H Pylori Natural Treatment?...

As you will know if you’ve read my book, The H Pylori Diet, or other selected articles on the H Pylori Symptoms website, you’ll already be aware that a number of natural agents can work against H pylori.  We have had great success in helping our readers and clients overcome H pylori using diet changes combined with specific herbal products used in the correct dosages. Prior to reading the below study, however, I wouldn’t have known that DHA has anti-H pylori properties. DHA – also known as “docosahexaenoic acid” is an omega-3 fatty acid found in oily fish. It...
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Can Egg Yolk Antibodies Improve H pylori Treatment Success?...

Egg yolk antibodies have been used in several anti-inflammatory formulations (e.g. Oramune Magna and Oramune IHF) but this is the first study I’ve seen regarding their potential use against Helicobacter pylori. In a Japanese study, researchers developed two egg yolk antibodies (immunoglobulin Y, IgY) and an anti-urease or VacA IgY with the hope of controlling H. pylori. To note, VacA is a gene carried by some H pylori bacterial strains that causes inflammation. Here is what the research team reported: The anti-VacA IgY decreased VacA activities, vacuolation and apoptosis (cell death) thereby significantly raised their viability. Inflammatory cytokines were suppressed. As a result...
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