E290: The H. Pylori Case That Stumped Everyone (Until We Fixed the One Thing They All Missed)
January 27, 2026
What causes relentless belching that can clear a room, even after four rounds of H. pylori treatment?
A 55-year-old retired dental hygienist had been treated for H. pylori four times. Two rounds of medical intervention and two different functional medicine practitioners tried to help – without success. The infection kept coming back, along with the belching so severe she could clear a grocery store aisle from six feet away.
The problem? Everyone missed this one thing: the biofilm.
In this episode, I walk you through the exact three-phase protocol that finally worked: Prep & Prime, Target & Eliminate, and Gut Remodeling. You’ll learn why starting with aggressive antimicrobials often backfires, how to use frequency/duration/intensity as your progress markers, and the one supplement that triggered dark, ruminating thoughts…. which surprised both of us.
In this episode:
- Why all previous H. pylori treatments failed (hint: they missed this one thing)
- The exact supplements I used in each phase – and why timing matters more than dosing
- How to know when you’re over the target (frequency, duration, intensity)
- The supplement that caused severe anxiety and ruminating thoughts – and how we identified it
- Why chasing symptoms with supplements isn’t the same as fixing the root cause
Resources:
- Download the free resource: 6 Principles of Clinical Thinking at rondanelson.com/6principles
- Ready to learn the “how” behind functional medicine? Join Clinical Academy at rondanelson.com/clinicalacademy
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