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True facts about Helicobacter pylori – Aceso Under Glass

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Helicobacter pylori is a bacteria found only in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and closely related primates. When I say in the stomach, I mean in the stomach. H. pylori burrows into the mucous coating your stomach and touches the epithelial cells. Fun fact: in the presence of acid, the gastic mucous hardens in an almost solid shell, which H. pylori cannot penetrate. It works around this by preferentially seeking out high pH areas within the stomach, and by releasing ammonia to neutralize the acid. So H. pylori can be both a cause and consequence of low gastic acid. This fits in with my general view on physical processes and life in general: everything either stops on its own or is part of a self-reinforcing loop. H. pylori is most famous for causing gastric ulcers. This was especially important because it was a beautiful example of something previously considered a “lifestyle” disease having a distinct, exogenous cause. I use it as a go-to example of medical science not

Helicobacter pylori is a bacteria found only in the gastro intestinal tracts of humans and closely related primates . When I say in the stomach, I mean in the stomach. H. pylori burrows into the mucous coating your stomach and touches the epithelial cells . Image Credit: Zina Deretsky , National Science Foundation, under US Government Works license Fun fact: in the presence of acid, the gastic mucous hardens in an almost solid shell, which H. pylori cannot penetrate. It works around this by preferentially seeking out high pH areas within the stomach, and by releasing ammonia to neutralize the

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