ABSTRACT

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a bacterium that is known to induce multiple gastric issues, it is a gram-negative pathogen that enhances stomach acid deposition causing stomach and duodenum ulcer that can lead to many other disorders including Zollinger Ellison syndrome (ZES), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), etc. A study was conducted on population of Islamabad (n=1000 i.e., 500 males and 500 females) having junk food in their diet either daily, per week, or in 15 days and those visiting OPD of different hospitals with having complain of acidity, to find out either the acidity was due to H. pylori or not, and found out that in majority of population H. pylori is the cause behind acidity, thus indicating the increased prevalence of H. pylori in the population having acidity issues, for which several measures should be taken. Keywords: Helicobacter pylori, Acid Peptic Disease, Stomach Ulcers, gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Publication date: 01/04/21

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.4.5454