hansacenter.com/simple-at-home-test-for-low-stomach-acid/[I summarized the test; like Dr Lam (Adrenal guru,) Hansa doesn't get to the point!!]
TEST): mix one quarter teaspoon of baking soda in eight ounces of cold water, first thing in the morning, before eating or drinking anything except water. Drink. Time how long it takes to belch, up to five min.
1)Inadequate acid: Not belched within five minutes, and stop timing.
2)Adequate amounts of hydrochloric acid: belch within two to three minutes.
3)Too much acid: Early and repeated belching may be due to excessive stomach acid.
Hansa - "Belching results from the acid and baking soda reacting to form carbon dioxide gas. The Heidelberg or Gastrocap tests can be employed for confirmation of the results of this test.
I also look for signs and symptoms of low stomach acid. There are many laboratory test indicators of this condition. Some of these include deficiencies of amino acids, minerals, B vitamins, and, on digestive analysis, elevated levels of putrefactive short chain fatty acids in the stool.
I like to have patients do a therapeutic trial with supplemental betaine HCL. (hydrochloric acid) If you take Betaine HCL after a meal and feel nothing, your stomach is probably not producing enough hydrochloric acid. A normal response to taking betaine HCL is a feeling of warmth in the stomach."
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