Hello! I have gastric erosions and heligobacter. I was prescribed metronidazole at a dose of 500mg, duomox 1g and helicid 20mg all 2 times a day. The doctor recommended taking these drugs for 10 days, but after metronidazole I have dizziness, the doctor recommended shortening the treatment to 7 days. Will such a time be effective or should I rather expect that it will not be cured?
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Anna Tyrańska Pharmacist, Editor
38 days ago
Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection usually requires a combination therapy of several drugs to ensure efficacy and prevent bacterial resistance. Standard treatment regimens for H. pylori usually include the use of two antibiotics and a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) for 7 to 14 days. Typical antibiotics used to treat H. pylori are metronidazole, clarithromycin, amoxicillin - just like in your case. A period of 7 days of treatment with the use of drugs 2x a day should be sufficient, but the final decision should always be made by a doctor. If the dizziness is not severe enough to shorten the treatment time by these 3 days - it may be worth considering the originally prescribed therapy.
I encourage you to read:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/kategorie/leki-na-helicobacter-pylori
The availability of the above-mentioned drugs in pharmacies in Polish can be checked here:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/25590/duomox-tabletki/apteki
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/48758/metronidazol-polpharma-tabletki/apteki
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/34578/helicid-20-kapsulki/apteki