H.Pylori and Atrial Fibrillation Connection

[Sharon]

I was recently diagnosed (last Friday) with H.Pylori and I believe I have had it for years. In September of 2005 I was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation which is a misfiring of the heart.

When I was researching the H.Pylori along with a friend, she sent me an article that some scientists had connected the HP bacteria to afib. Quote from... www.yourmedicaldetective.com "Researchers note that the link between H. Pylori and atrial fibrillation is highly significant." Multimedia General Hospital's Cardiology Department and Arrhythmia Center.

I wondered how many of you who have HP have heart disturbances like afib?

I started on the Mastic Gum today, along with Priobotics and Roobibos Tea. I decided this after reading much material and forums. It was between the Matula Tea and the Mastic Gum and I was more impressed with how many had taken the Mastic Gum with good results. I will be tested again in 30 days after taking the Mastic Gum.

The doctors wanted me on the Triple plan, two antibiotics and Pepto Bismol and I am so allergic to antibiotics I couldn't go that route. After reading so much about the side effects some have experienced I figured I would be worse off if I took the medication, so decided to go the natural route.

Personally I am hoping that if I can kill the H.pylori with this method and keep up a preventative lower dose of the Mastic Gum that I can also overcome the reoccuring afib episodes that happen about every two months. They wear me out and are rather scary. I also use supplements for that so I am on no kind of medication at all. I have no underlying heart condition, my heart just misfires. It is my hope that these scientist are right and afib can be conquered by killing a bacteria. Sharon

[Dave]

Sharon wrote:

I was recently diagnosed (last Friday) with H.Pylori and I believe I have had it for years. In September of 2005 I was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation which is a misfiring of the heart.
When I was researching the H.Pylori along with a friend, she sent me an article that some scientists had connected the HP bacteria to afib. Quote from... www.yourmedicaldetective.com "Researchers note that the link between H. Pylori and atrial fibrillation is highly significant." Multimedia General Hospital's Cardiology Department and Arrhythmia Center.
I wondered how many of you who have HP have heart disturbances like afib?
I started on the Mastic Gum today, along with Priobotics and Roobibos Tea. I decided this after reading much material and forums. It was between the Matula Tea and the Mastic Gum and I was more impressed with how many had taken the Mastic Gum with good results. I will be tested again in 30 days after taking the Mastic Gum.
The doctors wanted me on the Triple plan, two antibiotics and Pepto Bismol and I am so allergic to antibiotics I couldn't go that route. After reading so much about the side effects some have experienced I figured I would be worse off if I took the medication, so decided to go the natural route.
Personally I am hoping that if I can kill the H.pylori with this method and keep up a preventative lower dose of the Mastic Gum that I can also overcome the reoccuring afib episodes that happen about every two months. They wear me out and are rather scary. I also use supplements for that so I am on no kind of medication at all. I have no underlying heart condition, my heart just misfires. It is my hope that these scientist are right and afib can be conquered by killing a bacteria. Sharon

My paroxismal AF had been getting worse for 10 years until my doc discovered that I had bad case of H Pylori, and treated it with Prevpac (2 antibiotics and prevacid). My AF has virtually disappeared over the past two years. I suggest you bite the bullet and try the antibiotics.

[Sharon]

Dave, the Mastic Gum cured my H.pylori, you can read the whole story here: http://www.afibbers.org/conference/session61....

It is not a matter of "biting the bullet" and doing the antibiotics, it is a matter of getting sicker if I took the antibiotics as my body does not tolerate any medication well.

Sharon