These bacteria are only present in inflamed tissues of the stomach. In 1987 a young, healthy male volunteer swallowed H. pylori and began a three year battle with inflammation, infection and ulcers, proving that H. pylori was a cause of ulcers. As studies have continued, it has been found that nearly all ulcer patients have H. pylori bacteria. In June of 1994, the International Agency for Research in Cancer announced that H. pylori bacteria was a very dangerous carcinogen. Studies with gastric cancer show that H. pylori could be the first step in the process of changes that leads to cancer.
More research is required.
Gastro Health conc. The following are herbs included in this combination. For years, doctors warned against the use of spicy foods like capsicum in ulcer patients, while herbalists used this hot seasoning to relieve ulcers. We now know that capsicum relieves the inflammation caused by H. pylori bacteria. It also stops the bleeding often occurring in ulcers.