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                            For a patient with dyspepsia with H.Pylori and no ulcer on endoscopy do we initiate triple regimen or just PPI?
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                            The American College of Gastroenterology suggests an empiric trial of acid suppression with a proton pump inhibitor for four to eight weeks as an option for initial treatment of non ulcer dyspepsia in areas with a low prevalence of H. pylori infection.
                            
                        
                        
           
                    
        
                        
                        
                            
                            Thank you very much for the prompt response.
Another question about CCS. I have a general query about waiting for test results in some cases where you do not need immediate hospitalization. e.g. I have a case of diarrhea (traveller's) I know from the case description that it is either giardia or ETEC. But for the stool tests I need the patient to wait for 5-6 h. In that case do I treat with cipro and metro and oral hydration and call the patient the next day with the results available and cut down the antibiotics according to specific organism?
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