Hi there Katy,

Have you had a gastroscopy to diagnose an ulcer? If you still have pain, and have not been scoped, you should ask - demand! - to be referred to a gastroenterologist for that purpose.

I suspect your doctor ordered the blood count to make sure your ulcer (if that's what it is) isn't slowly leaking a bit of blood. Ulcers have a nasty tendency to do that. Low carbing only does good things to pretty much all blood tests, so I wouldn't worry about that aspect of it.

From what I know about H. pylori, only the appropriate antibiotic will cure it. Please ask for that referral to a specialist! I personally (am an RN) don't think GPs should be trying to treat peptic ulcers without having them properly diagnosed.

I do hope all goes well for you, Katy. Please keep us informed.

Rosebud