Helicobacter pylori/H.pylori has been identified as the cause of a majority of gastrointestinal ulcers. Helicobacter pylori/H.pylori lives in the stomach & small intestines & adapts very well to the harsh environment of the stomach. The gastric juices i.e. the digestive enzymes & concentrated hydrochloric acid, capable of digesting food & destroying harmful organisms, would not touch Helicobacter pylori/H.pylori. If the stomach acids are weak, this increases the chances of H.pylori’s survival. H.pylori is transmitted by means of fecal matter through the ingestion of waste/tainted contaminated food or water.
The stomach is protected from its own very corrosive gastric juices by a thick layer of mucus, covering the lining. H.pylori takes advantage of this protection by living in the mucus lining. In its efforts to survive, H.pylori produces an enzyme that changes urea, which is in the saliva & the gastric juices of the stomach, to an alkaline base that neutralises the strong stomach acids.
The body’s natural immune defences e.g. white cells & killer cells deployed to fight against H.pylori cannot get near to H.pylori because it’s embedded in the protective stomach’s mucosa lining. The white cells & killer cells cannot easily penetrate the stomach’s protective mucosa lining. The immune response continues to mount & mount. In the fight white cells die, spilling their destructive superoxide content onto the cells of the stomach lining. The body also responds by sending extra nutrients in support of & to reinforce the white cells. H.pylori feeds on these nutrients. In a few days, gastritis & a peptic ulcer may eventually develop. H.pylori itself may not necessarily be the only direct cause of peptic ulcers. In this case the body’s own defensive efforts create inflammation, which further compromises the stomach lining resulting in collateral damage.
An H.pylori infection interferes with the production of hydrochloric acid, lowering the levels of production, which encourage the overgrowth of H.pylori. Hydrochloric acid plays an important part in the first step of chemical digestion. Low levels of hydrochloric acid can result in digestive problems throughout the digestive tract. Some people with low stomach acid have no obviously related symptoms e.g. feeling too full after a meal, indigestion, gas, flatulence & often believe they are digesting their food properly when, in actuality they aren’t. Hydrochloric acid does not digest food on its own, but it creates an acidic environment, which starts the process. Hydrochloric acid also prevents infections since most organisms ingested are destroyed by a proper acidic environment.
Here’s today’s tip: Helicobactor pylori/H.pylori can be destroyed by a specific type of honey – over a thirty-day period.
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