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    H-PYLORI AND HOW I BEAT IT (PART 2)

    H-pylori: Build Good Habits

    THE PATH TO RECOVERY I lay on a hospital bed. Looking around, I immediately noticed how sterile and void of life the room felt. The smell of hospital disinfect was strong. I could hear a phone ring in an adjacent room. The doctor in the room was trying to make conversation. It was an effort to build some sort of trust before the procedure began. But his support staff looked eager to get the task over with. I was told to lie on my left side. A nurse sprayed local anaesthesia into my mouth. I felt it go numb. The…

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    H-pylori and how I beat it (Part 1)

    Helicobacter pylori, or H-pylori, flipped my life upside down over the last few months. I’ve had to deal with sudden nausea while driving, weight loss and severe burping, often embarrassing myself. It caused anxiety bouts whose aftereffects lasted for days.…