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Helicobacter pylori and ITP

  • amberyard
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13 years 3 weeks ago #32009 by amberyard
Helicobacter pylori and ITP was created by amberyard
Has anyone had H-pylori with ITP, I have all the symptoms. When I take ab's and antacids the pain goes away. Every where I have read 10-14 on med's twice daily. But some places say Amoxicillin can drop platelets? Just asking before I go to the doctor to get blood work done to see if I have it.

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13 years 3 weeks ago #32011 by Sandi
Replied by Sandi on topic Helicobacter pylori and ITP
Amber:

Any antibiotic can cause counts to drop. I have, however, had counts drop twice from Amoxicilin and never from any other antibiotic. Some antibiotics can also cause counts to go up for some people, including Amoxicillin.

I'm pretty sure they can switch out the antibiotic if you're worried about it. I'd cross that bridge if you come to it after testing. You could just have GERD. I do.

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13 years 3 weeks ago #32014 by milly
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Hi Amber, I had it when I first got ITP, treated it with anti-biotics, made no difference to the ITP but it was good to have it treated, simple test and some follow up is all that is required but make sure you have the second test done if you have it because the first round of treatment didn't work with me.
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13 years 1 week ago #32186 by amberyard
Replied by amberyard on topic Helicobacter pylori and ITP
I had a GI problem on Amoxicilin so I can put that on the list of meds I can't take.

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