[ladyjane]

If you have a diagnosed case of h. pylori I am assuming it was diagnosed by a gasteroenterologist. A blood test isn’t sufficient. You need the gold standard, a biopsy.

If you really do have h. pylori you need that acid inhibitor and a course of antibiotics. H. pylori is a bacterium and the cure is simple. Go to a specialist. Otherwise you could get some nasty complications.

[basil]

I'm doing just fine, but thanks for your concern. The only definitive test for diagnosis is that new test (can't think of the name of it, but you blow into a special bag, drink some citrus tasting powder dissolved in water, wait 15 minutes, do blow in a different bag.

I am, btw, Registered Nurse with a Bachelor's degree, and have every confidence in my doctor.