{"id":58475,"date":"2016-04-05T13:37:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T11:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darmklachten.nl\/conditions\/helicobacter-pylori\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:57:18","slug":"helicobacter-pylori","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.darmklachten.nl\/en\/conditions\/helicobacter-pylori\/","title":{"rendered":"Helicobacter pylori"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Helicobacter pylori<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Definition<\/strong>
\nHelicobacter pylori is a bacterium that is present in the stomach of many people.
\nIn some cases, this bacterium causes inflammation of the stomach lining or a stomach ulcer.<\/u>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”bullet_blue”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Characteristics<\/strong><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Helicobacter pylori <\/em>naturally occurs in the stomach of most people and has beneficial properties. Until fairly recently, people often became infected at a young age. Having had a Helicobacter infection not only protects against reinfection, but is also associated with less asthma. In developing countries, many people still carry the bacterium in the stomach without experiencing any problems.<\/p>\n

The presence of Helicobacter pylori<\/em> is more common among people in the Netherlands with a migration background.<\/p>\n

Among children who had experienced a period of nausea and diarrhoea and had a positive stool test, the test was negative two weeks later in 58%. When people become infected with Helicobacter, the infection will resolve spontaneously in 83% of cases.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]\"Cigarette[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

History of Helicobacter pylori<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Two Australian doctors, Robin Warren and Barry Marshall, observed the bacterium Helicobacter in people with stomach ulcers. In 1983, they reported in a letter to The Lancet that they had found spiral-shaped bacteria in a large number of patients with an inflamed stomach lining. Robin Warren and Barry Marshall proposed that stomach ulcers are caused by bacteria. Initially, the theory that bacteria cause stomach ulcers was not believed.<\/p>\n

As an experiment, Marshall infected himself with Helicobacter pylori<\/em> and developed a stomach ulcer. This was confirmed by gastroscopy, after which he took an antibiotic. The symptoms disappeared.<\/p>\n

It is now accepted worldwide that stomach ulcers can be caused by this bacterium.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Diagnosis<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In cases of persistent stomach complaints, infection can be detected by means of a stool test. Faecal diagnostics are increasingly used as a reliable way to detect Helicobacter pylori<\/em>. This means that no blood sample is required. An immunochromatographic test is used. A PCR test can also be carried out.<\/p>\n

The bacterium Helicobacter pylori<\/em> is found in the stool of more than 11% of people with stomach complaints.
\nBecause many people carry this bacterium, a positive result is not proof of an active infection.
\nIn some cases, the stomach is examined by gastroscopy. The diagnosis of a Helicobacter pylori infection is then based on culturing the bacterium from a stomach biopsy.
\nThe internal examination can rule out a stomach tumour or a diaphragmatic hernia. This is an invasive examination. Stool testing is used in the first phase.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”blauwkop”]\n

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