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Just tested positive for H. Pylori. Has anyone been through these treatments to resolve ITP?

 Thank you.

Was tested  years ago and negative. It is known cause of ITP though so hopefully when you are treated  for HP  your count rises. 

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? 

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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Had both blood work and stool sample tested. 

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.
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