Can metronidazole cure stomach trouble

Metronidazole is a kind of antibiotic used to treat stomach discomfort. It is recommended to improve the detection of Helicobacter pylori. Metronidazole can be used as one of the drugs of quadruple therapy, but it is generally not recommended to take metronidazole alone to treat stomach diseases. Common stomach diseases are: chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer and functional gastrointestinal diseases. Chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer medication is proton pump inhibitor or gastric mucosal protective agent, functional bowel disease medication can be based on proton pump inhibitor, add digestive and gastrointestinal motility drugs. If gastric ulcer complicated with Helicobacter pylori infection, it is recommended to eradicate Helicobacter pylori, standard quadruple therapy is: Proton pump inhibitor, bismuth agent, combined with two antibiotics, metronidazole can be selected as one of them, but also according to the resistance of local Helicobacter pylori to antibiotics, antibiotics should be selected by specialists.