https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/2024/09/29/do-you-have-a-hole-in-your-stomach
I had never heard of this until about 10 years ago when a friend found out that she had it. Thankfully she got it treated. I went to get tested for this twice but my tests came back inconclusive, but taking antibiotics in the week prior to the breath test stopped an accurate diagnosis.
Hygiene is the vital factor in preventing infection of any type of infection or disease and common sense. The problem is people become lazy with their hygiene habits and we saw this during COVID, people pretty much went back to the same old habits very quickly.
Washing your hands immediately after going to the toilet and even after being out shopping, at work or school is important for keeping any germs away from you. People forget what they have touched or come in contact with as they are shopping and especially handling a shopping trolley or cart. Just think of how many people have touched that trolley before you have touched it. Coughing and sneezing spreading saliva unwittingly, handling money etc.
Simple soap and water and washing in between your fingers for two minutes makes sure that any bacteria is removed. Just like a surgical team does prior to operating on a patient. Having said that there are doctors and nurses that have been found not washing their hands in hospitals through laziness. They should know better and it would be a good idea if they were tested regularly for any bacterial infections that could be transmitted to patients. Think of the MRSI living in hospice that are hard to eradicate. Then you have to ask yourself how many doctors and nurses have Heliobacter, of course they may not even know they have it which is all the more reason to test them frequently and reduce the risk of spreading the infection.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicobacter_pylori Read about the full medical impact of Heliobacter and the risks if untreated. Australian doctors discovered the relationship with gastric ulcers in 1983. Awarded the Noble Prize in 2005.
