Olive Oil May Prevent H.pylori Infections and Peptic Ulcers
A lot of health benefits have been attributed to olive oil. Here’s a new one: preliminary studies indicate olive oil might help prevent and treat Helicobacter pylori infections which cause gastritis and peptic ulcers.
Brenes and colleagues used laboratory experiments to demonstrate that under simulated conditions the healthful phenolic compounds in extra virgin olive oil remain stable in the acidic environment of the stomach for hours. In laboratory cultures, those substances had a strong antibacterial effect against eight strains of H. pylori, including antibiotic-resistant strains.
It seems that extra virgin olive oil may have potentials as a chemoprotective agent for peptic ulcer or gastric cancer, but naturally, this bioactivity still needs to be confirmed in vivo.
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4 opinions for Olive Oil May Prevent H.pylori Infections and Peptic Ulcers
TJ
Feb 20, 2007 at 3:11 pm
This is actually great to hear! I recently did a homeopathic body cleanse consisting of olive oil and lemon juice. Ultimately, I passed three small gallstones. I admit to worrying slightly about ingesting so much oil, but when I later met with my physician and shared what I had accomplished, she seemed pleased and somewhat enlightened. It’s been nearly a month since, but I feel great — and my excretory tract seems to have found a regular routine, too.
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Feb 21, 2007 at 9:58 am
[…] Ruth Schaffer at Eating Fabulous suggests olive oil for preventing H. pylori infections and subsequent peptic ulcers. […]
Nadine
Mar 2, 2007 at 8:29 am
This is exciting news! Another food being studied in relation to H. pylori is broccoli sprouts. A Japanes human clinical study showed a reduction in H. pylori infection after two months of broccoli sprout ingestion. I cook with olive oil all the time, and would love to hear the results of in vivo studies.
Dwayne evans
Jun 7, 2007 at 3:17 am
I have an ulcer an try just about everything, antibiotics, acid suppressor, milk, proton pump inibitor. eg pariet, chamomile tea. slipery elm., msm, however lately i ran out of vegetable cooking oil, and was about to cook and i didnt want to go back out to buy any oil, so i use some olive oil to sautee some sausages, i eat and next day i notice my stomach felt better! the only thing i change was my cooking oil, maybe im imagining things, but i think its the olive oil! Can anyone tell me if there a recommended daily doses i can take, for ulcers to become cured! Or if there any home remedies that u know that can work, because personally im tired of wasting money on prescription drugs that obviously aint working!
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