Ep 28 H. pylori: Don't try this at home
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How H-Pylori Causes Ulcers in the Stomach
If H-pylori colonizes higher up in what's called the body of your stomach closer to the input end of your stomach, it actually decreases acid production. So that's how you end up getting duodenal ulcers if you have an H- pylori infection. That's not the only thing you can end up with. It's suggested that maybe they damage certain cells that would decrease acid production. Then they end up over producing acid because those inhibitory cells are damaged.
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