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Hi, my son is four years old and he just went this morning for blood work to test for h pylori. How effective is that test?? Is the breath test and the biopsy the only way to really know for sure? He is in a lot of pain.
For most people the blood test is sufficient to tell you whether or not you've got H. pylori. If the test comes back negative and you're still worried, ask for the breath test to double-check.