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H. Pylori- positive

  • richellefleischer
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2 years 9 months ago #72846 by richellefleischer
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Just tested positive for H. Pylori. Has anyone been through these treatments to resolve ITP?

 Thank you.

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2 years 9 months ago #72850 by mrsb04
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Was tested  years ago and negative. It is known cause of ITP though so hopefully when you are treated  for HP  your count rises. 
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2 years 9 months ago #72852 by joecirillo
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How do you know if you have H Pylori? I am going through my second bout of ITP. Both times I ended up in the the ER with platelets of 1. The platelets rebounded both times after IVIG and promacta. The first time it took 3 rounds of IVIG but once I started the Promacta it came up and stayed. I then weaned my self off and required no medication to maintain a 250 count. After the first time me and my Hemotologist thought I was over ITP for good. She classified it as acute not chronic or persistent. To both our surprises 15 months after I went back to normal with no medication my platelets crashed again to 1. I ask the question about H. Pylori because in both instances I was having trouble with my stomach. Indigestion or whatever. The second time I had indigestion and also a slight fever. Within days my platelets were at 1. Luckily again they rebounded with one IVIG treatment and Promacta. 3 weeks later my platelets are at 260 and I am weaning myself off Promacta. My question is do you think this is being caused by Pylori? How do I test for that. Has anyone else gone for more then a year after the initial diagnosis and relapsed? 
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2 years 9 months ago #72853 by MelA
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By the time they connected H-pylori to ITP [in some cases] I was told I'd had ITP so long it couldn't be from H-p.

Testing for H. pylori infection
  1. a urea breath test – you'll be given a drink containing urea (a chemical that's broken down by H. pylori) and your breath is then checked after.
  2. a stool antigen test – a small stool sample is tested for the bacteria.
  3. a blood test – a sample of your blood is tested for antibodies to the H.

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  • richellefleischer
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2 years 9 months ago #72854 by richellefleischer
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Had both blood work and stool sample tested. 

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  • Diagnosed with ITP in 2011 at age 45. Remission 11 years until 2022.
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2 years 9 months ago #72855 by dmurashi09
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This could be good news.  There is a regimen of antibiotics that are used to eradicate the bacteria.  Hopefully, that is the root cause of your low platelets and is resolved by treating it.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20353303/