"Pyloric Guard Shield, a national patented strain; prevention of stomach cancer, never bad breath; pregnant women can be used, medical level..." Recently, some unscrupulous merchants have speculated that "anti-ghost toothpaste" can kill Helicobacter pylori, prevent gastric cancer and other gimmicks, and sell the so-called "anti-ghost toothpaste" on e-commerce platforms.
What is Helicobacter pylori? Why can't he prevent Helicobacter pylori infection with "anti-ghost toothpaste"? How can I prevent, detect and treat Helicobacter pylori infection?
What is Helicobacter pylori?
What are the main hazards?
Helicobacter pylori is a microaerobic gram-negative bacillus that spirals and is a bacterium that colonizes the human stomach for a long time and causes chronic inflammation, which can be transmitted through mouth-to-mouth and fecal-oral transmission.
Helicobacter pylori infection is the leading cause of gastritis, peptic ulcer, and a high-risk factor for gastric cancer.
About 15% to 20% of infected people develop peptic ulcers, 5% to 10% develop dyspepsia, and about 1% develop gastric malignancies.
Helicobacter pylori infection is also an important causative factor for gastric duodenal ulcer, which is closely related to the occurrence of gastric cancer and gastric mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma.
In addition, the "combat effectiveness" of Helicobacter pylori is also very strong. In addition to the gastric mucosa, human saliva, plaque and feces have the "figure" of Helicobacter pylori.
Why "Anti-Ghost Toothpaste"
Can't prevent Helicobacter pylori infection?
"Helicobacter pylori colonization in the stomach" is the scientific characteristic of the bacterium, so there is no scientific basis for relying on toothpaste brushing as an oral cleaning link to prevent or treat Helicobacter pylori infection.
Unscrupulous merchants often take advantage of consumers' fear of stomach cancer to promote goods with false efficacy promotion.
How to prevent, detect and treat
"Helicobacter pylori" infection?
Experts said that the high infection rate of Helicobacter pylori in China may be related to the habit of eating together.
The implementation of tableware disinfection, the implementation of public chopsticks, meal sharing system is the most effective means to prevent Helicobacter pylori infection.
In addition, the occurrence and development of the disease is also related to many other factors, such as eating habits, living habits, genetic factors and so on.
Experts from the Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences suggest that if you want to detect whether you are infected with Helicobacter pylori, it is recommended to do fecal Helicobacter pylori antigen testing in regular hospitals, followed by C-13 urea exhalation experiments. If gastroscopy is performed, rapid urease testing can be used to detect Helicobacter pylori infection and to observe the presence of gastritis, gastric ulcers, stomach cancer, etc.
Experts say that even if the infection is confirmed, patients do not need to be overly nervous. The vast majority of people can achieve bacterial eradication with oral medication within two weeks.
Experts generally believe that the reason why "anti-ghost toothpaste" has a gap to take advantage of is directly related to the limited or even incorrect knowledge of Helicobacter pylori among ordinary people.
It is reported that the State Food and Drug Administration will release popular science information in the near future to guide the public to correctly understand the efficacy of toothpaste and dispose of toothpaste products that falsely claim efficacy according to law.
Source: Xinhua News Agency, Internet Joint Rumor Dispelling Platform, Hubei Daily
Editor: Tang Qiaoxia | Editor-in-chief: Wen Qi, Li Ling
Editor: Liao Shouxi | Producer: Li Peng
