H Pylori antibiotics...will it treat strep?

[JenniferG]

On Sunday we started treatment for H Pylori.....amoxicillin 400 2xd, Biaxin 200md 2xd, Prevacid 30 solutab. Meg has been nauseous and had stomache pain for months. Treated for Parasites for 2 weeks. No relief. On Tuesday we started Valtrex again. The compounding pharmacy was able to finally make it. We saw big gains when she was on it for just a few days, but then had to stop.....the pills were too hard for her to swallow.

 

So, Wed.......no bellyache, at all. No nausea. No complaints at all belly wise. Could the H Pylori treatment work that quickly? GI MD said we could see some signs of improvement towards the end of the 2 weeks. We started Valtrex because her brothers get HFM several times a year and HSV. I did some reading on Cocsackie virus. It originates in the gut. Could the Valtrex be taming her gut pain???? Her anxiety is going down a little...it's only been a couple days.

 

Here is the catcher.....my nephew slept over Sat night. Woke up coughing and crying with a SORE THROAT and a fever. Ugh. So by Monday Meg has a cough that progresses into a very bad sore throat. Yesterday was very bad. Red spots on her throat...no white spots. Her sinuses are congested. She hasn't a documented case of strep in a few years....she was always on ABX. she has been off for months because of. C Diff etc.

 

I think the Amoxicllin coverage for Strep is more than 400 2xd...same with Biaxin. Will she culture positive on these meds??

 

Sorry for the convoluted mess......it seems to be our story.

[LNN]

My DS10 gets 500mg/bid of amox as a script. It is our emergency script. he's normally on other abx for lyme but in the winter when an illness causes his OCD to come back, we add the amox (or sometimes augmentin) for a few weeks and that usually puts the OCD back into remission. Some feel amox doesn't do the trick, but it has always worked well for DS.