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Ep 28 H. pylori: Don't try this at home

This Podcast Will Kill You

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The Interrelated Long-Term Issues With Chronic H. Pylori Infection

There are two different interrelated long-term issues associated with chronic H. pylori infection because again, this is a bacteria that essentially makes its home in your stomach and lives there for a very, very long time. So if the pH directly surrounding the bacteria is too low or too acidic, they produce urias, which is an enzyme that breaks down urea,. That when it's broken down, breaks down into carbon dioxide and ammonia. An ammonia is a base. This base neutralizes the acid immediately surrounding helicobacter bacteria so that they can live happily ever after in a slightly less acidic environment. Okay. All right. The issue that you end up with depends on where in

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