[reverett123]

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Turmeric seems to work wonders BUT there is a real problem IF you have H pylori! I and one other have run into this but that's too many. If you are having unexplained worsening of symptoms or extreme bloating, stop immediately!

The problem is that turmeric kills H pylori better than most antibiotics and if you have a big colony the dead bugs can make you very sick, particularly if you have constipation.

If it happens to you, you WILL know it!. As in "What the hell's going on??"

It took me a week or more to finally realize what was happening. I suspended the turmeric four days ago, got better each day and am my old self today. So it does wear off. But it will scare the heck out of you and if you continued would do severe damage.

Please forward this on to anyone who might be dealing with something similar and my sincere apologies to any of you who might have followed me up this road.

As for myself, I intend to get my GI system tuned up along with my liver function and then use the turmeric and some other botanicals to get the HP under control and will report on that. I suggest that if anyone else is so inclined that you let me go first.

For those of you taking tablets, you are probably OK. They tend to disolve in the intestine. The powder hits the stomach and that's where the HP lives.

Given the many problems that HP causes (cancer, ldopa failure, motor symptoms, etc) this may be a blessing in disguise.

Sorry guys.