Contents:
- Medical Video: Warning! H.Pylori can cause Sores,Ulcers and Stomach Cancer, Remove it naturally
- Get to know the infection of Helicobacter pylori bacteria
- How can this bacterial infection cause cancer?
- How to prevent cancer if I am infected with H. pylori bacteria?
Medical Video: Warning! H.Pylori can cause Sores,Ulcers and Stomach Cancer, Remove it naturally
Cancer is a disease caused by abnormal cell growth. The growth of cancer cells is often caused by genetic factors (heredity) and an unhealthy lifestyle. However, some types of cancer in the digestive tract organs are also associated with the presence of Helicobacter pylori bacterial infection. How can bacteria cause cancer? Here's the full review.
Get to know the infection of Helicobacter pylori bacteria
Helicobacter pylori bacteria, abbreviated as H. pylori, is a bacterium that lives on the mucus layer in the human digestive tract. These bacteria do not cause pain symptoms in infected people.
H. pylori also has the ability to hide from the immune system so that it is not detected. The way is by interfering with the work of the immune response process in the digestive tract.
H. pylori lives in an unfavorable environment because the human stomach is very acidic. In order to survive, H. pylori secretes the enzyme urease which converts urea to ammonia. As a result, the acidity of the stomach decreases.
This bacterial colony also often digs the mucus surface in the digestive tract to survive. That's why inflammation and gaping wounds appear on the mucus layer. This inflammation is difficult to heal.
How can this bacterial infection cause cancer?
Wounds caused by H. pylori due to chronic infection are reported to be one of the risk factors for noncardial gastric cancer (occurs in the lower stomach).
Inflammation and wounds caused by infection with H. pylori bacteria can cause damage to the cells in your digestive system. Long-term cell damage can trigger genetic mutations. This mutation or genetic change then converts normal cells into cancer cells.
The risk of infection with H. pylori increases if someone has other risk factors for gastric cancer. Other risk factors include unhealthy eating patterns, rarely eating fruit vegetables, smoking, having pernicious anemia, and family members suffering from gastric cancer.
H. pylori infection is a disease that is quite common in the community, especially in developing countries like Indonesia. However, many people are infected by H. pylori who is not attacked by gastric cancer.
In some cases, H. pylori infection is also associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer and an increased risk of colon cancer. However, further research is still needed to find out how exactly H. pylori triggers both types of cancer.
How to prevent cancer if I am infected with H. pylori bacteria?
Because it does not cause specific symptoms, the diagnosis of H. pylori bacterial infection requires special examination. H. pylori infection can be detected using a blood test or breathing test. Examination of the digestive tract can also be done by stool examination and endoscopy.
Like bacterial infections in general, H. pylori infection can be treated by taking antibiotics. However, H. pylori infection can experience antibiotic resistance. This method of treatment is more specifically aimed at patients who are at high risk of developing gastric cancer or experiencing gastritis (gastritis) and other complications that have been proven to be caused by H. pylori infection.
By treating bacterial infections as soon as possible to completion, you suppress the possibility of cell damage and genetic mutations that can trigger cancer. Pay attention to the symptoms of H. pylori battery infection which are being screened from the following MayoClinic health site:
- Pain in the stomach or stomach feels sore
- Nausea
- Burp often
- Well done
- The weight dropped dramatically when not on a diet
- Loss of appetite
- Difficult to swallow
Diagnosis and prevention should be performed on someone who has a history of wound diagnosis in the active stomach or intestine. Someone who has just undergone surgery for gastric cancer or lymphoma is also recommended to monitor the condition of H. pylori infection.
If proven to be infected with H. pylori, immediately take treatment and also early detection of cancer in the digestive tract.
Helicobacter pylori bacteria are usually found in dirty places, as in densely populated environments. Usually these bacteria enter through the mouth and digestive tract through contact with contaminated food hands. Besides that, H. pylori can also be transmitted through feces and contact between mouth and mouth.
Therefore, the most effective way to prevent H. pylori infection is by paying attention to food safety and personal hygiene. Also avoid various eating utensils with people who are infected with the Helicobacter pylori bacteria.
