This fascinating hypothesis by P.C. Malshe, of the Antar Prakash Centre for Yoga, Uttarakhand, India, published online ahead of print publication, suggests drinking in air instead of using drugs to treat H. pylori infection.
" . . . In place of the several drugs currently in use for treating H. pylori infection, plain simple atmospheric air swallowed or sucked into the stomach, or drunk by any of the various techniques described here and then posturally manoeuvered to the pyloric region by inverting the trunk for a few minutes on a daily basis could be used as a preventive as well as a therapeutic measure for established H. pylori infection. Air is always present in the fundus of stomach, which is the reason why H. pylori does not colonise in the fundal region."
The article, with many helpful illustrations clarifying the procedures described, mentions that "In the ancient Indian discipline of Yoga, drinking air has been advised . . . With a little effort, one can acquire the Yogic skill of drinking air. This can be performed either in sitting or standing posture. Projecting the neck a little forward and contracting the sternocleidomastoid muscle pulls the sternum a little forward. This opens the gullet and allows air to enter the esophagus. . . . "
Abstract: PubMed. Article by P.C. Malshe, "Drinking air and manoeuvering it to the pyloric region of the stomach for the treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection," Medical Hypotheses [forthcoming].
