By the way, doctor: Does an H. pylori infection without symptoms need to be treated?
What I tell patients like you is this: if knowing that you have an infection that can cause cancer, even if it's a rare event, makes you worried and anxious, let's treat you in hopes of making a very small risk even smaller. Treatment is effective and pretty simple — you take several antibiotics for seven to 14 days. Still, as with any treatment, there can be side effects.
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