So I was diagnosed with H. pylori bacteria overgrowth in my stomach and have a ulcer in my anastomosis area. Dr. Prescribed carafate which I was taking a few weeks now and it was making the pain go away. Since he found the H. Pylori he prescribed 2 antibiotics for the H. Pylori and now I'm constipated since Thurs also since I started taking them I also feel like I'm going to throw up ALL day long and I have a bitter taste in my mouth like the pills ALL day and night. Also now all the sudden since Friday I've been having the bad pains in the middle under my ribs before. Is this normal on the road to recovery from an ulcer and H. Pylori ? Why am I feeling the pain again, could the antibiotics be making the ulcer hurt, and what do I do to fix this constipation... I tried OTC stool softeners and nothing!

So I was diagnosed with H. pylori bacteria overgrowth in my stomach and have a ulcer in my anastomosis area. Dr. Prescribed carafate which I was taking a few weeks now and it was making the pain go away. Since he found the H. Pylori he prescribed 2 antibiotics for the H. Pylori and now I'm constipated since Thurs also since I started taking them I also feel like I'm going to throw up ALL day long and I have a bitter taste in my mouth like the pills ALL day and night. Also now all the sudden since Friday I've been having the bad pains in the middle under my ribs before. Is this normal on the road to recovery from an ulcer and H. Pylori ? Why am I feeling the pain again, could the antibiotics be making the ulcer hurt, and what do I do to fix this constipation... I tried OTC stool softeners and nothing!

Try Benafiber, it is tasteless and mixes well with Crystal Lite and of course keep up with your fluids.

I'd call your doctor and report all of these things. They are the best ones to advise you.

I tested positive for H pylori too. I had a lot of the same symptoms you did. The bitter taste lasted for the whole 14 days I was on the meds. When I'd eat, I'd get that weird cramping too. I hope this is not TMI but I was on the potty for 40 minutes trying to pass whatever it was, almost puked while I was in there & almost fainted too every day the cramping got better though.

I tested positive for H pylori too. I had a lot of the same symptoms you did. The bitter taste lasted for the whole 14 days I was on the meds. When I'd eat' date=' I'd get that weird cramping too. I hope this is not TMI but I was on the potty for 40 minutes trying to pass whatever it was, almost puked while I was in there & almost fainted too every day the cramping got better though.[/quote']

Thanks for the update, I hope it gets better because it seems like before I started taking the antibiotics I was just taking the carafate and my pain went away... Since I started taking them the pain is back and horrible, especially after I eat. I would think that if the pain had gone away and now its back maybe that's not a good sign. I called my surgeon and of course he isn't there today, so the nurse was going to tell him torrid and see what he says!

Man these antibiotics are kicking my ass ! Not only do I have the bitter taste like pills all day and night, I feel sick, headache and today I broke out in a rash,,. Dr. said these are all side effects of the meds and that some are less common, like the rash it should go away after treatment is done. I can't even go to the gym I feel so sick! I even had to leave my sons football game early because I felt soo bad. If anyone gets this bacteria be forewarned that its a hell of a treatment!!!

Did you have any symptoms from the bacteria before they diagnosed you? Since the day after Christmas I've been having the rooter burp, explosive diarrhea and vomiting. It's sporadic, no common factor or pattern. I even thought maybe my husband was poisoning me. Lol. My PCP says those aren't the symptoms of H Pylori but after my treatment I only had it once. I was retested Thursday with the breath test. Waiting to hear the results. Oh, and did they try to pull a fast one on ya like they tried on me? I went to the pharm to pick up the meds & she said $593.00. I 'bout choked! She called the dr back & she changed it to generic....$12.00! Shoulda done that in the first place!

Oops! I re read that AFTER I posted **rotten** burp! Not rooter! Lol

Got my results from the breath test.,.negative! Now to get this show on the road!

Samething happend to me hpylori. Had take antibiotic for 2 weeks and then a endoscopy show clear

@Rich, did the antibiotics affect you in any way? My surgeon wants me to see him next Friday. He never said anything about another endoscopy... Hoping I don't have to do another one... I have a panic attack every time I get one!

@Rich' date=' did the antibiotics affect you in any way? My surgeon wants me to see him next Friday. He never said anything about another endoscopy... Hoping I don't have to do another one... I have a panic attack every time I get one![/quote']. Yes alot stomatch pain the dr told me because they also kill the good bacteria in ur stomatch. Eat alot yogurt

So I'm done with the antibiotics FINALLY !! but I have to stay on the Carafate for 5 more months then he will rescope me. He said it can take 6 months for an ulcer to heal.