It seems counter intuitive to say that heartburn, reflux, bloating and burping can be caused by too little hydrochloric acid. Yet that’s precisely what happens. Hydrochloric acid is the acid that your stomach makes to digest proteins. Here’s a list of symptoms that can be caused by deficient hydrochloric acid production:
- Excessive belching, burping or bloating
- Gas immediately following a meal
- Offensive breath
- Difficult bowel movements
- Sense of fullness after eating
- Difficulty digesting fruits and vegetables
- Undigested foods found in the stool
If there isn’t enough hydrochloric acid in the stomach to digest proteins, food may putrefy. When this happens, organic acids are produced. This causes hyperchlorhydria secondary to hypochlohydria! Please know that organic acids are not stomach acids and therefore the problem isn’t too much stomach acid. Organic acids released due to putrefaction can irritate the stomach lining and even cause ulcers. Hyperchlorhydria can result in the following symptoms:
- Stomach pain, burning or aching 1-4 hours after meals
- Frequent use of antacids
- Feeling hungry an hour or two after eating
- Heartburn when lying down or bending
- Temporary relief with antacids, food, milk and carbonated beverages
- Rest & relaxation lessen symptoms
- Heartburn when eating spicy foods, chocolate, citrus, peppers, alcohol and caffeine
So many Americans rely on antacids, but often these stomach issues can easily be treated without medications or their side effects. I’ll write another post soon about how we treat hypochlorhydria and hyperchlorhydria at Better Body Solutions, but here’s the take away:
A great number of stomach problems result from deficient stomach acid production and this occurs due to stress, helicobacter pylori (a bacteria that lives in the stomach), abnormal blood sugar and intestinal inflammation.
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