How Is H.pylori Infection Transmitted?

Posted on Sat, 29 Nov 2014

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Sat, 29 Nov 2014 Answered on

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Question : Can I get h. pyloris from giving a blow job to my husband ...i am suspicios about his preferences...
There is another doctor on the screen to paid but I want you to give me the answer since you ar a gastroenterologist how can we go through this web with out changing docs

Answered by Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No fear to get H.pylori from oral sex...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

There are various ways for transmitting H.pylori, including:
- fecal-oral route: eating raw foods that are not well-cooked or washed
- it cannot be transmitted from oral sex as this bacteria cannot be grow in other parts of the body; it can be grown inside the stomach and prefers low pH of the stomach.

If you do not want to "give a blow job" to your husband, you can ask him about this your preference and look for other practices for genital intercourse.
Otherwise, no fear from getting H.pylori.

All the best!
Dr.Klerida

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T