[octaveguin]

A useful keyword in this is Helicobacter pylori.

Apparently a huge percentage of people have it, especially in developing countries but not limited to them, and it is known to cause a lot of problems though there is debate about possible benefits of it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicobacter_pylori

There is a sort of cure for it involving proton pump inhibitors and antibiotics. After which, your stomach feels a ton better and your probability of stomach cancer likely decreased.

I had chronic stomach aches since I returned from a long traveling in Thailand. Only recently did I apply this treatment. I've never had such great stomach health.

This was self-diagnosed and treated. I know what many on hacker news thinks about non-experts talking about these sorts of things in recent months. I think that's absurd.

Help yourself because no one else is more invested in your health.

[voisin]

> self-diagnosed and treated

Do you mean you diagnosed this yourself, had it confirmed by a medical professional and received treatment? Or you self-treated it somehow?

[elorant]

Same here. I have had various problems with my stomach and eventually diagnosed with H. Pylori. I went through a 10 day treatment with a lot of antibiotics and since then my stomach haven't ever bothered me again.

[lupinglade]

Could you provide some info/links for this cure?

[octaveguin]

There's actually a wiki article that lists the standard protocol that a lot of research papers also say.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicobacter_pylori_eradicatio...

I went through the research papers on the subject and didn't find any indication that one treatment listed in the table did a whole lot better than another combination. Eradication rates seem to be between 70-95 percent depending on the claim of the paper which seems to be in range of likely errors with each paper.

The proton pump inhibitors are over the counter in the US but antibiotics are not (though they are in many other countries). It's a shame that the US is so restrictive here.