Re: GERD + Acid Reflux revisited

[Guest guest]

At the root of the problem for many people with GERD, acid reflux,

is that the gastric juices being produced are not acidic enough to

signal the stomach to stop making gastric juice. When the pH of the

stomach gets down to about 2 pH, a hormone is released to signal the

parietal cells to stop. But if the pH does not get low enough the

signal to stop is not delivered.

The solution to the problem, as I see it and that some people have

followed and seen very good results in reversing symptoms of GERD,

is to give the body all the ingredients that it needs to make

stomach acid, HCl. The required ingredients are more than just the

ingredients used directly in the process. For example in the

process a lot of ATP is used to provide the energy to power the

process. ATP is produced in the mitochondria and needs lots of

oxygen. If the amount of oxygen available to the mitochondria is

reduced this will reduce ATP production, which reduces the fuel for

the process that makes HCl.

If the pH of the blood becomes too alkaline, hemoglobin holds more

tightly to oxygen. If a person tends to breath shallowly this could

be an indicator that the body is trying to build up carbon dioxide

levels, which may be an indicator that the blood is more alkaline.

The blood could have plenty of oxygen but the cells are still being

starved for oxygen.

Give the body everything that it needs in all the processes

involved, directly and indirectly, so that the stomach can produce

HCl and GERD symptoms subside.

I've written more on this at

http://www.xmission.com/~total/temple/Soapbox/Articles/acidreflux.html

All the best,

Jim

[Guest guest]

An addendum to my previous post on this topic.

As the stomach produces less acidic gastric juices this interferes

with digestion in the stomach so that undigested foods get into the

intestines. Also the pH of the intestines shifts out of its normal

range and the environment becomes more favorable for the overgrowth

of bad bacteria. This gut dysbiosis likely accounts for the

increase in gas that the original poster reported experiencing.

All the best,

Jim

[Guest guest]

Jim thanks for the info.

Now what do I do to get my whole GI track back to normal

or not making gas everyday.

Sincerely,

ivan

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>An addendum to my previous post on this topic.

>As the stomach produces less acidic gastric juices this interferes

>with digestion in the stomach so that undigested foods get into the

>intestines. Also the pH of the intestines shifts out of its normal

>range and the environment becomes more favorable for the overgrowth

>of bad bacteria. This gut dysbiosis likely accounts for the

>increase in gas that the original poster reported experiencing.

>All the best,

>Jim

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[Guest guest]

> An addendum to my previous post on this topic.

>

> As the stomach produces less acidic gastric juices this interferes

> with digestion in the stomach so that undigested foods get into the

> intestines. Also the pH of the intestines shifts out of its normal

> range and the environment becomes more favorable for the overgrowth of

> bad bacteria. This gut dysbiosis likely accounts for the increase in

> gas that the original poster reported experiencing.

>

> All the best,

> Jim

Jim,

In the duodenum the stomach acid is quickly neutralised. The

intestine contents gradually become acid again in transit, and most

acidic in the bowel. Gut dysbiosis does account for the gas, but it

results from not feeding the probiotic bacteria sufficiently to allow

them to proliferate and keep the bowel pH acid enough.

Bifidobacteria, which should be plentiful, do not produce gas. The

less plentiful lactobacilli produce some gas but much less than the

dysbiosis bacteria.

Inulin-containing foods used to be the staple foods. Optimal amounts

of inulin from all sources has been calculated at 12-15 grams daily.

Most of us get 2.6-3.6 grams, which explains the skew to dysbiosis.

Inulin can be supplemented or low inulin-containing foods such as

grains minimized to achieve the 12 gram optimal intake.

A week's worth of detailed reading on dysbiosis and prebiotics can be

found here:

http://tinyurl.com/2m29z

regards,

Duncan Crow