The Stomach Ulcer screening test is a sterile rapid test to detect an infection of Helicobacter pylori which is linked to stomach ulcers.
Kit includes:
1x single test cassette, lancet, buffer solution, plaster, full instructions leaflet and range leaflet.
Why is this test important?
It is estimated half of the world's population is infected by the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori. H. pylori has been known as a Class 1 Cancerogen since 1994 (World Health Organisation).
People have a 6-7 times higher risk for stomach carcinoma if H. pylori positive and no symptoms are normally present during the first years of infection of H. pylori. H. pylori caus es chronic gastritis in the stomach and duodenum, then later causing the formation of ulcers.
Once diagnosed it is easily treatable with antibiotics and after positive eradication the re-infection rate is very low (only 1%).
Self Check Stomach Ulcer screening test is a sterile rapid test to detect an infection of Helicobacter pylori which is linked to stomach ulcers.
This test has been extensively evaluated by the largest European screening study (150,000 people over a period of 5 years).
The test gives fast and reliable results, with results visible within 10 minutes.
