Can you kiss helicobacterium pylori?


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Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative bacterium that parasitizes the stomach and upper duodenum. When infected, it can seriously invade the gastric mucosa and cause chronic superficial gastritis. When it gets worse, it can cause gastric ulcers. If the patient has Helicobacter pylori (+), do not kiss, because it will infect each other through saliva transmission, especially when Helicobacter pylori replication is high, the probability of infection is the greatest, Helicobacter pylori (+) accompanied by belching, acid reflux, stomach pain and other uncomfortable performance, need to take quadruple therapy for treatment. Two antibiotics are included in the four-way therapy. At present, amoxicillin and clarithromycin capsules are used for two weeks. Other drugs, proton pump inhibitors and gastrointestinal mucosal protectors are recommended for 4-6 weeks.