• Occur between meals
• Wake you up at night
• Improve temporarily after eating
• Improve after taking antacids
• Return repeatedly over weeks or months

This discomfort is often caused by irritation of the stomach lining or the development of a peptic ulcer.

2. Frequent Bloating

Many people with H. pylori complain of:

• A swollen feeling after meals
• Excess gas
• Tightness in the upper abdomen
• Feeling full quickly