I should add that I eat a very balanced, mostly organic, diet. I rarely eat junk food, I drink alcohol about 4 times a year and rarely drink fizzy drinks, eat sweets or fatty foods etc. I only use olive oil to cook with and mostly steam or bake my food (not fry). I have never smoked or drank to excess.
My diet is not and has never been the cause of my problem.
I have taken Pariet (a proton pump inhibitor) for many years now as a maintenance device, as if I don't I'm immediately in horrible pain, as well as often feeling sick (due to excess acid and the pain mostly). Also, even while taking the Pariet, I only have to sniff asprin, or any asprin related drug like NSAIDS, and it starts.
As I was not offered the simple Urea Breath Test to see if I have H Pylori or not (please see previous post), I decided not to wait to discuss endoscopies with a consultant (not required anyway in this instance and in my case dangerous as I have severe sleep apnea and choke during the procedure, meaning I stop breathing, as it involves an anesthetic).
Taking the Active Manuka Honey has zero side effects, unless you are diabetic or allergic to honey, in which case you can't take it. So it's 100% safe for me.
It slowly, over a period of between 2 and 4 months, kills off all the H Pylori bacteria totally. Which means no more pain !
The only draw back is the cost, about €40 for a weeks supply of the 400+/20+ strength. This is the strongest version I have found around where I live in Ireland.
I will report here as to how I am improving with it (I am positive and I really would like this to solve my stomach problems).
About 30 minutes before every meal, I eat 1 good teaspoon of the honey on about an inch square of bread. The bread is important to keep the honey in your stomach longer, to keep it working there longer. I also take 1 dose in the same way, just before bed.
I am still taking the Pariet, as this does not affect the action of the Manuka Honey in any way, and complementary practitioners will mostly advise that you continue with it through the treatment until cured.
There is another complementary medicine alternative to this treatment for killing off H Pylori, called Mastika. You buy this in capsule form from a good health food store and take several capsules each day.
If this doesn't work for me, then I don't have H Pylori and I will know for certain that my stomach problems were caused by the high dose asprin I took for Stills Disease (a form of juvenille RA) throughout my young childhood.
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