I am being treated for H. Pylori with amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and omeprazole, all twice daily with light meals. I am also on Claritin once a day.
The first and only symptom i experienced before treatment was bloating.
After I started treatment, I've been feeling a lot worse, such as burning, both in the area of the stomach and intestines. My diet does not really consist of much carbohydrates (almost none) or red meat (none). I have a yogurt smoothie with live and active cultures and a greek yogurt everyday. The pain and burning I experience comes at least 2 hrs after I eat my last meal. Sometimes I feel a sharp pain in my stomach (again, not felt when prior to treatment).
I also have TONS of gas, not in the form of burping, since I have started treatment.. I was wondering if taking GasX was okay in this case (along with the treatment), and if gas was a normal side effect. I was told the common side effect of this treatment is diarrhea but I am not getting any diarrhea.
Also, I experienced a tingling/itching feeling INSIDE (not on skin, basically) my arms. This creepy sensation would move towards my chest making me feel nauseated in the chest (if that makes any sense). I couldn't bare the feeling of this so I had to constantly move my arms around. This has never happened to me before. I got up from bed and drank a cup of water (i usually drink around 2 liters of water a day), turned the air conditioner on, and it subsided in about
10 minutes. Throughout the day I felt faint traces of this feeling again.
I am guessing this is not normal and would like to know if anyone else has experienced this. I know I should be asking these questions to my doc but she was busy so I left her a message with the nurse and I never got a call back...
Thank you :)
Post Edited (sicknasty) : 6/18/2011 10:31:09 PM (GMT-6)