Gastric ulcer knowledge of combination therapy

September 23, 2009 · Posted in Treatment of gastric ulcer 

According to “Modern Nursing newspaper” report, antibiotic therapy and combination therapy to promote gastric ulcer more, and within 1 day at the same time taking. However, some patients taking a medicine first, followed by a further two weeks to take another medicine 1 to 2 weeks, this “relay” type of medication approach is not conducive to treatment. In general, the drug will produce 1 to 2 weeks efficacy, relying on the extension of time to improve the efficacy of medication, but will increase the side effects of drugs.

 Metronidazole, amoxicillin, clarithromycin, tetracycline and other drugs, although getting rid of H. pylori, but the eradication rate of less than 20%. Thus, antibiotic treatment should be combined gastric ulcer medication, such as taking clarithromycin, metronidazole and at the same time taking acid-suppressing agents. One individual taking a particular drug, could easily lead to drug-resistant strains, treatment was not obvious.

 Helicobacter pylori is not no ulcer disease. Does not cure Helicobacter pylori, 40% of patients with ulcer recurrence within 1 year; clear Helicobacter pylori, a year less than 2.5% of the recurrence of ulcer patients. Thus, the key to the treatment of gastrointestinal ulcers scientific medicine, the eradication of Helicobacter pylori.

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