TOPIC IS ON DIGESTIVE HEALTH

i am 52 male and have heartburn occasionally after eating i also have some pain.discomfort either when i am hungry or couple hours after eating the pain is usually lower right or left stomach or a bit higher it does not last long though and goes away after a while i eat tomatoes,lettuce,and papau every day.i also drink 2 cups of hot skim milk tea with crush garlic every day.i sometimes f but only early in the morning i also preach twice a week at least 2 hours on sunday and 1 hour on wednesday i also lost some weight but it stablise to 179-180 the last couple months.i use to weigh 195.i was also diagnose by blood test to have pylori.i tried tri-antibiotics but it made me feel sick so i tried pine oil which help me put back on some weight i had gone to 170.what do you think i need now

[CalGal]

Timmy, you may still be experiencing problems from the H. pylori which has a nasty habit of causing gastritis or acid reflux. The antibiotics that are used to treat H. pylori can cause some miserable side-effects, but if one set doesn't work, other sets should be tried. The problem with the H. pylori is it has been linked not only to acid issues, but also has been possibly implicated in causing other more serious conditions with long-term presence of the bacterium. It may not be something to take lightly.

Check with your doc and consider following a GERD-friendly diet. You can find a representative example of one at www.gicare.com. I do not believe tomatoes are on that diet, and most forms of diary may also need to be avoided.

[NeedRelief840]

I had gastric surgery more than 30 years ago, I've suffered with pain, bloating, burning and Acid Reflux etc.  Last month I had an x-ray on my lung, the tech told me she saw metal in my stomach and asked if I had any metal in my body, I told her not that I know of.  My surgery was severe as the scar is from between my breast to my belly button, I cannot sleep due to stomach problems all day & every night. No matter what I eat it causes me discomfort.  I'm thinking maybe the staples from the surgery along with adhesions scar tissue maybe the culprit.  Has anyone experience anything like this?  If so please email me @***@****.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  God bless.