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Hello doctor. Ask the doctor to help answer: How long after a patient has been infected with stomach HP bacteria should go back to the doctor? Currently, the patient no longer has symptoms of belching and abdominal pain. Thank you doctor.
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Hello. The patient had been infected with HP but I did not mention whether they had HP treatment and re-checked HP after treatment. If the patient has been tested again after HP treatment is negative (ie the HP is gone), there is no specific time for how long it will take for him to re-test his HP.
Patients should be re-examined when there are unusual gastrointestinal symptoms. If not, then no need to check again. However, you should advise family members (who eat with you) to check HP. Because HP is transmitted through eating and drinking, if a family member is infected with HP, the risk of HP re-infection is entirely possible. Therefore treatment for HP is treatment for the whole family.
Your family can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System to register for an examination and conduct necessary tests. I look forward to meeting your family. Thank you for trusting and sharing the question "How long after being infected with gastric HP bacteria should I go back to the doctor?" Best regards.
Answered by Master, Doctor Vu Tan Phuc - Gastroenterologist - Department of Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Phu Quoc International General Hospital
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