What Doctors Don't Tell YouA diet high in fruit and vegetables can reduce the risk of developing a duodenal ulcer. Researchers believe it is the vitamin A and fibre content of the foods that provide the protection. ...
Medicine has recognised the Helicobacter pylori bug as the cause of peptic ulcers - but is becoming increasingly powerless to treat it as its resistance to antibiotics rises.
Q Could you suggest an alternative to the antibiotic flucloxacillin? I was alarmed to read in WDDTY that it can create liver damage, particularly in the elderly (I am 69), if taken for more than two weeks.
Q-I lost my spleen and kidney in an automobile accident, and have been advised that I will need to take antibiotics (amoxycillin) for the rest of my life. I am worried about the long term effects ...
Q:I recently read an article on stomach ulcers. It stated that recent research has unearthed the presence of a bug called helicobacter pylori (H pylori) in the majority of ulcer cases. H pylori ...
