There are many published studies that describe the various side effects associated with the H2 antagonist (PPI) products. When the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notifies doctors about...
pH diagnostic testing, pH capsule testing and pH gastrogram testing has been used by doctors in the U.S. and in many parts of the world for the past 39-years. Unfortunately, many doctors find it more...
The symptoms associated with GERD are identical in people that are over producing strong acid and the same in people that are not producing sufficiently strong acid. The over production of strong...
Hi eagledeb If you are taking antibiotics, virtually all of the good bacteria your digestive process are gone. In addition, antibiotics, antihistamines, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), stop the...
Many people suffer from digestive issues and end up getting upper and lower GI's that do not solve their problems. There are two disorders that are common in people with digestive problems. The first...
Farting, or Flatulence is commonly used to describe the production of methane, in the gut and intestines. Methane is produced by methanogens (Methanobrevibacter smithii bacteria), which are an...
One of the main causes of gastritis is a cork screw bacteria called H. pylori. The bacteria is present in over 70% of the population. When it enters the body, it buries itself in the thick mucus...
Dear Lillye, One of the main causes of gastritis is a cork screw bacteria called H. pylori. The bacteria is present in over 70% of the population. When it enters the body, it buries itself in the...
Several Clinical studies have confirmed that GERD can be caused by Hyperchlorhydria (excess high stomach acid), or Hypochlorhydria (low strength stomach acid). Both conditions will cause reflux, gas,...
It is possible that you have Hypochlorhydria or Achlorhydria. Both conditions stop the parietal cells in the stomach from producing the intrinsic factor. The intrinsic factor is a glycoprotein that...
People that make the statement "that they do not believe much about too much or too little stomach acid" need to brush up on basic human physiology. Hypochlorhydria (reduced acid strength) and...
Fart is a colloquialism, commonly used to describe the production of methane in the gut and intestines. Methane is produced by methanogens (Methanobrevibacter smithii bacteria), which are an...
Over 2300-years ago, the father of medicine, Hippocrates made the statement that all disorders start in the stomach. In many instances that statement is true today as it was in 371 BC. The only...
Over the past 15-years, there have been many clinical and research studies, done on the side effects of long term use of the H2 Antagonist (PPIs). Even though there is sufficient evidence to curtail...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS, is a digestive disorder that affects 1 in 5 adults in the United States. The symptoms for IBS are: diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain or cramps, frequent bowel...
SIDE EFFECTS OF PPIs (Proton Pump Inhibitors) Over the past 15-years, there have been many clinical and research studies, done on the side effects of long term use of the H2 Antagonist (PPIs). Even...
The terms IBS, Leaky GUT Syndrome and Intestinal Barrier Impairment are used to describe a condition that allows larger, undigested food molecules, bacteria and toxins to migrated through the gut...
When food enters the stomach, it is mixed with hydrochloric acid, pepsin and a host of other enzymes. The hydrochloric acid breaks down the food into a thick liquid mass called chyme. The peptic...
Many doctors and hospitals routinely prescribe Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs), without the benefit of a pH diagnostic test. In many instances, the assumption that the patient is over producing stomach...
If you suffer from food allergies, you may be one of the many people that have low stomach acid. Low stomach acid is called Hypochlorhydria. Hypochlorhydria is not limited to any age group, but is...
As part of the bodies normal metabolism, the body produces acid. This is most obvious in the first stage of digestion, inside the stomach. When the acid producing Parietal cells are over producing...
Many food allergies are the result of incomplete sterilization and conversion of the nutrients consumed. When food enters the the stomach, it is mixed with strong Hydrochloric acid. The acid breaks...
Many people assume that they are producing to much acid when they have re-flux (GERD). Unfortunately this assumption, in many cases, is incorrect. Gastric fluids with or without the presence of...