Triple therapy is a treatment to eliminate H. pylori . Other combinations may also be effective. This treatment may be used with medicine that reduces the amount of acid your stomach makes. Several other medicines can be used to help treat ulcers. They usually help people start to feel better within 3 days.
Antacids neutralize acid that the stomach makes.
It is usually used to prevent gastric ulcers in people who need to take anti-inflammatory drugs and who have had stomach irritation or ulcers in the past. Treatment to get rid of H. pylori usually takes about 2 to 3 weeks. Your doctor may want you to take medicine that lowers the stomach acid for up to 8 weeks. Most ulcers heal within this time. If your symptoms come back after you stop taking medicine, your doctor may want you to take a different medicine or take a low dose of medicine even when you're not having symptoms to keep the ulcer from coming back.