Q I recently had Helicobacter eradication treatment, but bloating remains. Can I take herbal medicine while on antibiotics?
A Herbal medicine can be combined even during eradication treatment if you space them out. However, finishing the eradication antibiotic course comes first, and we treat the functional bloating remaining after eradication with Korean medicine together.
Detailed Answer
Helicobacter infection contributes to indigestion through lining changes, but even after successful eradication, functional problems like delayed gastric emptying and visceral hypersensitivity often remain, so bloating continues in not a few cases. It's important to finish the prescribed eradication antibiotic course without interruption, and herbal medicine can be combined 1-2 hours apart. If you let us know the antibiotics and acid suppressants you're taking during the consultation, we adjust accordingly.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Symptoms remaining after eradication often arise because the stomach's movement and sensation have not recovered. Korean medicine treatment focuses on addressing that functional imbalance to reduce the bloating that eradication alone didn't resolve.
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