H. pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium, is a common inhabitant of the human stomach. While it's often present without causing symptoms, overgrowth in the wrong place can lead to serious health problems. This resilient bacterium can burrow into the stomach lining, causing ulcers, gastritis, and even stomach cancer. Understanding the dangers of H. pylori overgrowth is crucial for maintaining digestive health and preventing complications. In the following steps, we'll learn the hidden truth about H Pylori, explore effective strategies to combat this bacterium and restore your stomach's well-being.
1. Discover the truth of what H Pylori is
H Pylori is one of the most misunderstood organisms in the human body, it’s not a foreign invader we need to get rid of, it’s actually a bacteria that naturally exists inside you to help eat up excess mucus
2. Learn where H Pylori is supposed to be
The issue is that H Pylori in the wrong place. H Pylori naturally lives inside the duodenum, the top part of the small intestine that connects the small intestine to the stomach, but when the acid in your stomach is too hot, extra mucus is produced to neutralise it, and the h pylori moves through the pylori sphincter to get to work chewing the excess mucus levels in your stomach.
3. Understand why H Pylori is wreaking having
The problem happens when you have H pylori overgrowth and it does its job too well. It chews through the protective mucus lining and can cause leaky gut or ulcers. When stomach contents or gas leaks out of your stomach this can cause a host of other issues but it is important to focus on why the H pylori is there in the first place, the acid is too hot.
4. Stop eating acid forming foods
Processed foods, fried foods, red meat and dairy all increase the PH balance of the stomach during digestion. Red meat and dairy in particular also take longer to digest which means the acid stays hotter for longer and induces a stronger mucus response and therefore H pylori comes to the scene.
5. Pushing H Pylori back to its rightful place
Sulforaphane really helps push H Pylori back to its correct place so eat cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and spinach and supplement with moringa seeds as they are naturally high in sulforaphane. As a bonus tip, it is particularly effective when used alongside Manuka honey
More generally when it comes to things you can do to stop the issue at the source, it all comes down to neutralising your stomach acid. Drinking alkaline water between meals and eating alkalising H302 fruits like watermelon and cucumber also help calm the acidity levels of the hydrochloric acid in your stomach.
Antibiotics will not fix the issue at source, and you will often find the problem reoccurs. Focussing on the cause of the issue and addressing the diet driven factors will be the most effective way to keep H Pylori at bay in the long run while preserving the sanctity and balance of your gut microbiome.