I just took a blood test for this. I never heard of it until yesterday. I was originally on medicine for indigestion. Last week this indigestion got bad to the point nothing helped anymore. So my doctor did a blood test yesterday. I've been excessively burping, feeling like I have indigestion, severe headaches, sometimes some pain or discomfort in my chest, and pain in my stomach usually after eating. After I eat I burp a few times then vomit a tiny bit. I don't know if I have it yet, but I just read that it's contagious. So my husband and kids probably have it as well. Does anyone know if it is contagious or how it's passed?

H.Pylori was found by blood test after I presented with ulcer type symptoms. It was confirmed by endoscopic biopsy and I started on eradication therapy.

I had severe pain in the left upper quadrant of my abdomen for more than seven months, which warranted multiple doctor visits and several visits to the emergency room. Finally, I had a colonoscopy and an endoscopic examination. There was wide evidence of a severe H. Pyloric infection. It appeared as white patches.

I was suffering off and on for several years with stomach pains. Then it got worse, and I couldn't eat anything at all, and even drinking fluids was getting to be a problem. Every time I went to a doctor or emergency room, they would say I have a gall bladder problem, give me some pills and send me on my way. Tired of all that and not getting better, I went to a clinic run by a nurse practitioner. I described all my symptoms to her and she said she thought she knew what it was. She drew a blood sample from me and told me when to come back. Imagine my surprise when she said it was H. Pylori. I have never even heard of that before. But I was happy that finally someone knew what was wrong with me. She prescribed the treatment for me and I can tell you that within three days of starting treatment, I felt 100% better. I finished the full course of medicine and have never been bothered by it again. My adult son is in the hospital with stomach pains, and I told him to get checked for the bacteria because he exhibits all the same symptoms that I had.

I was suffering for six months with stomach pain and aches. I had diarrhea just about everyday maybe more. I had heart burn, especially when I would lie down. My stomach always seemed swollen and inflamed. I also had these random hiccups, usually one every hour. I got a blood test and my doctor said it was borderline high for h pylori. She ordered another blood test and I guess it was high so she decided to treat.

I had really bad stomach pains. I was admitted to the hospital with suspected appendicitis. Numerous tests were done including lung scans and a heart ECG as I was having trouble breathing and chest pains. When I was allowed back home, I went back to see my general doctor who suggested a blood test to look for the H-Pylori bug. It was detected, and I was given a course of antibiotics: amoxicillin, and clarithromycin. After taking these for a week, I had another blood test done. This showed that the H-Pylori bug was still there. My doctor said that as antibiotics had not gotten rid of it, there was nothing more that could be done. It would remain there and could flare up at any time.

For months & months, I had chronic constipation associated with severe pain, headaches, trouble swallowing, stomach pain or ache. I did not have heartburn, indigestion, or ulcers. Symptoms then progressed to experiencing feeling full after a few bites of food, excessive burping, nausea and actually getting sick almost daily for about 3 - 4 hours late evening, in the middle of the night, and sometimes during the day. Odd, I also could feel or taste a "musty, stale like ice cube/water feeling in my throat. It did not matter what I ate or drank. I finally asked my doctor for a colonoscopy and after the interview she thought I needed the endoscopy too. That found it.