Recently, a topic of "The whole family was infected with Helicobacter pylori and his father was found to have early gastric cancer" rushed to the top of the hot search.
The reporter noticed that with the deepening of popular science, people's willingness to detect Helicobacter pylori is also relatively strong.
A variety of self-testing products have appeared on the market, and they claim to be "quick test at home without leaving home", "applicable to a wide range of people", "painless and noninvasive" and so on.
The data shows that the demand for home testing of Helicobacter pylori is rising. In 2021, the market size of Helicobacter pylori testing in China will be 7.31 billion yuan, and it is expected to reach 8.66 billion yuan in 2022.
However, the reporter noticed that many factors in the testing process will affect the accuracy of the test results. Doctors recommend that patients take time to go to a regular hospital for more accurate testing.
Text and photos / All media reporter Zhao Fangyuan of Guangzhou Daily
There are various types of self-testing products. Merchants recommend continuous testing to ensure the accuracy of the results.
The reporter visited multiple platforms such as pharmacies, e-commerce, and mobile phone purchases and found that the Helicobacter pylori self-test products currently on the market can be roughly divided into dry chemical methods and colloidal gold methods. The collected samples include saliva, feces, and tartar.
Prices range from tens of dollars to hundreds of dollars.
Among them, a pyloric detector hp test strip priced at 149 yuan per person sold more than 400 units per month, and the collected samples were feces.
Another gastric Helicobacter pylori (HP) carbon 13 breath test is priced at 179 yuan for 1 person after the coupon, with 83 monthly sales.
Users are required to download the relevant APP first, rinse and take "Carbon 13", blow air in the air bag for 30 minutes, and mail the sample to the laboratory in Chengdu for testing. The laboratory can check the report within 4 working days after receiving the sample. result.
Mobile drug purchase platforms are relatively cheap.
An HP antigen test kit (colloidal gold method) is priced at 25 yuan per person. It is a stool antigen test and claims to be "non-invasive and painless". It can be used for re-examination and initial testing after diagnosis and treatment. After medication, you need to stop the drug for 2~ Test after 4 weeks.
In addition, this product also has a blood antibody test, which promotes "stable performance" and is suitable for initial testing.
Another Helicobacter pylori rapid detection test strip (dry chemical method) is priced at 68 yuan per box of 10 people. The test sample is tartar in the human oral cavity. The tartar test paper is tightly combined with the backing paper, and the color change is observed after standing at room temperature for 3 minutes.
There is also a Helicobacter pylori staining solution, priced at 45 yuan per person, and the test sample is saliva, claiming that the results of home testing will be obtained in 5 minutes.
The main method is to add the collected saliva into the sample bottle, mix it with the relevant reaction solution for 5-10 minutes, observe the color in the sample bottle, and compare the color with the standard color card.
In addition, some businesses recommend that customers test for multiple days in a row.
The introduction of a self-test product using tartar as a test sample suggests that the Helicobacter pylori test paper is relatively sensitive and is easily interfered by the outside world and operation. Therefore, it is recommended to adhere to continuous multi-day testing, eliminate interference items with a high probability, and determine the test results. .
It is estimated that the market size of Helicobacter pylori detection will reach 8.66 billion yuan this year
On January 6 this year, Nuohui Health announced that its Helicobacter pylori detection product, pylori tube, has been approved by the State Drug Administration for the registration of three types of medical devices.
Since its listing on January 18, 2022, as of June 30, the sales revenue of Youyou Tube was 83.5 million yuan.
Nuohui Health said that the prevention and control of the epidemic in the first half of 2022 led to a significant decrease in the amount of Helicobacter pylori breath detection in hospitals and physical examinations, while the number of online and offline gastroenterology consultations continued to increase during the same period, effectively driving consumers to detect Helicobacter pylori at home. demand.
According to statistics from CICC International Consulting, the size of China's Helicobacter pylori detection market in 2021 will be 7.31 billion yuan, and it is expected to reach 8.66 billion yuan in 2022.
iiMedia Research Consulting analysts believe that with the gradual strengthening of public health awareness and the promotion and popularization of early gastric cancer screening, the awareness of Helicobacter pylori will increase, and the detection of Helicobacter pylori will receive attention. With the continuous improvement, the penetration rate of Helicobacter pylori screening is expected to continue to increase, and the market size of Helicobacter pylori screening will continue to grow.
Doctors recommend that patients try to find a suitable time to go to a regular hospital for testing
What is the difference between the various test kits on the market and the tests in regular hospitals?
Does it really work?
Zhou Taicheng, Deputy Director of Gastrointestinal, Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery (in charge of the work) of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, told reporters that the current detection of Helicobacter pylori in the hospital mainly includes non-invasive C13 breath test, and the price is about 300 to 400 yuan; The price of invasive blood test to check antibodies is less than 100 yuan; the price of invasive gastroscope biopsy is 500 to 600 yuan.
Among them, the C13 breath test is the most widely used and widely used detection method.
For general screening, choose C13 breath test or blood test.
"Generally speaking, regular hospitals have a mature and standardized testing system. The testing personnel are more professional and the results are more accurate." Zhou Taicheng said that the operation method in the testing process is also very important. If the operation is not standardized, it will greatly affect the results. Accuracy.
In addition, there are many factors that can affect the accuracy of detection results.
"For example, there will be a difference between eating and not eating; taking stomach medicine and antibiotics will also interfere with the test results. Therefore, before the test, stomach medicine must be banned for 1-2 months; antibiotics must be banned for 1 month." Zhou Taicheng said that there is no need to be too nervous about the detection of Helicobacter pylori. It is a chronic infection, and not all Helicobacter pylori infections need to be eradicated with medicine. There are some high-risk factors that need to be eradicated.
Therefore, patients do not need to worry, try to find a suitable time to go to a regular hospital for testing.