need to vent

[Anonymous]

iv been on a roller coaster with my 6 yr old and her reflux.she was diagnosed with h pylori and the gi dr had to play with her meds so she can tol them well she is small to begin with but now she is falling off the growth curve fast for example she lost 3 lb in 1 week.the dr said its from h pylori and if it doesnt get better we will talk about other stuff.she is not eating well at all and im afraid she is getting a food advesion.i hope the meds kick in soon and she eats eats eats.sorry just upset over this and had to vent.

[Anonymous]

I hope the meds help FAST!!!! Will a probiotic help?? I’m nost sure or not just a thought.

[Anonymous]

*Jessica* wrote: I hope the meds help FAST!!!! Will a probiotic help?? I’m nost sure or not just a thought.

hey jess yes i got her a probiotic at the health food store that did help a bit with the diahrea but the other two meds she was on that the dr had to change mad her vomit like the exorcist lol but with the new meds its diahrea and bad tummy ach i gues i should be happy no vomit.thanks for your suggestion.big hugs

[Anonymous]

I am so sorry!! HUGE HUGS. I don’t know a lot about h pylori but I do know how very hard it is to see your child struggle to eat. It’s something that is so taken for granted until you deal with this. I hope everything works out.

[Anonymous]

I’m sorry you and your daughter are going through this! Can I ask what meds the GI has her on for the H. pylori? I’m assuming a PPI (Prevacid, Prilosec, etc.) and at least 2 antibiotics (usually amoxicillin and Biaxin). We sometimes also recommend Pepto Bismol used 4 times a day when treating H. pylori. It actually has antibacterial properties, and it could also help with the GI related side effects of the other meds.

Here is a link that might be helpful:

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20070201/351.html

It’s a pretty long article, but about halfway down they have a few tables that list the various recommended medical treatments for H. pylori eradication, and they even discuss treatment for children.

I hope she has some relief soon,

Sheri (a pharmacist)

[Anonymous]

MFPIx2 wrote: I’m sorry you and your daughter are going through this! Can I ask what meds the GI has her on for the H. pylori? I’m assuming a PPI (Prevacid, Prilosec, etc.) and at least 2 antibiotics (usually amoxicillin and Biaxin). We sometimes also recommend Pepto Bismol used 4 times a day when treating H. pylori. It actually has antibacterial properties, and it could also help with the GI related side effects of the other meds.

Here is a link that might be helpful:

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20070201/351.html

It’s a pretty long article, but about halfway down they have a few tables that list the various recommended medical treatments for H. pylori eradication, and they even discuss treatment for children.

I hope she has some relief soon,

Sheri (a pharmacist)

well first she was on biaxin and flagyl it made her puke bad so the gi dr put her on amox and zithromax also pepto she seems to be doing better on these meds with some diahrea and today i noticed that she ate more.not as much as i would like but more so maybe the meds are kicking in.thanks for your concern

[Anonymous]

jilly78 wrote:

I am so sorry!! HUGE HUGS. I don’t know a lot about h pylori but I do know how very hard it is to see your child struggle to eat. It’s something that is so taken for granted until you deal with this. I hope everything works out.

yes i agree it is taken advantage of my daughter has had some eating problems since birth but nothing this bad but like i said in my other post she is slowley starting to eat again.thanks

[Anonymous]

I am so glad she is starting to eat! Hope things continue to improve!

[Anonymous]

jilly78 wrote: I am so glad she is starting to eat! Hope things continue to improve!

thanks so much.talk to ya soon

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