Title:Dietary Pattern for Helicobacter pylori Eradication
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Author(s): Wissam Zam*
Affiliation:
- Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Andalus University for Medical Sciences, Tartous,Syrian Arab Republic
Keywords:
Helicobacter pylori, dietary patterns, eradication strategy, gastric adenocarcinoma, antibiotic resistance, in vitro
studies, in vivo studies.
Abstract: Helicobacter pylori are a widespread chronic infection that accompanied man from long
ago. The infection is responsible for the majority of peptic ulcer, stomach cancer and dyspeptic
symptoms. Large-scale eradication therapy regimens are linked with a rapid increase in antibiotic
resistance. Moreover, different regimens used for therapy require multiple-day complex drug administration
and are associated with side effects which can lead to treatment discontinuation. Our
diet contains many substances with proven bacteriostatic or bactericidal properties against H. pylori.
Although these food products are not proven to allow permanent H. pylori eradication, they can reduce
bacterial colonization, the degree of stomach inflammation, thus potentially lowering the risk
of gastric adenocarcinoma development.
