Re: Low stomach acid production - Bentaine HCL -anyone?

[Guest guest]

I think I have the same problem. Just started taking one HCL with pepsin with each meal according to my naturopath. The only difference I notice is that I burp a few times a day....something I've never done before. 7??? Wow. Had no idea someone could need that much. How much HCL is in your capsules? Could you tell me what brand that comes in capsules? I am taking Country Life which are tablets that also contain bromelain and papaya and do not containe gluten or lactose among other things since I am so sensitive to just about everything. I am also hypothyroid and have celiac disease. I found a solution to the constipation problem...quite by accident. If I avoid all raw veggies and fruits I have no problems. One small salad and I'm in trouble...constipation, gas, bloating. Well, I still have bloating but at least there is no more constipation and MUCH less gas. Have you tried digestive enzymes at all? My doc suggested trying those to see if I could eat the raw foods with those but I'm taking one step at a time here. Going to give the HCL a few weeks and see how that goes.

Take care,

Dee

[Guest guest]

> I think i finally know what is causing my chronic candida infection. Low

> stomach acid production!! I've had problems digesting food for a number

> of years now and can't eat things like Cheese, chocolate or onions cause

> it causes me to have really bad indigestion symptoms. I also am

> hypothyroid and low stomach acid production is associated with this

> diesease (or may poor digestion caused it - Duncan? what do you think?)

> Anyway, with poor digestion this can lead to a proliferation in Yeast

> infections as we all know. I've heard that Bentaine Hydrochloric acid

> supplementation to the diet can really help! Is anyone else taking this?

> They sell capsules at health food shops but is liquid better?

>

> Any advice appreciated!!

Hi ,

Some people confuse gastric reflux with poor digestion and gas; they

are different, although some call any problem 'indigestion'.

Low stomach acid causes poor digestion and results in bowel disease

just as much as poor chewing does. This, or a damaged esophageal

sphincter is also the cause of reflux.

Your hypothyroid can be improved somewhat by eliminating thyroid

suppressing and damaging foods (millet, soy) and oils (soy, canola,

corn) for example, and increasing coconut oil.

Of course you're improving your bowel culture with sugar-free inulin

and reducing the carbs that feed the bad beasties....

Duncan Crow

[Guest guest]

> Floaty is bad... my stools used to float when I had

> the mucous and diarrhea all the time. I also used to

> have undigested food floating around in there. The HCL

, that generalisation is unhelpful as it gives people the wong

impression....

Floating stools are only bad when your diet is so bad they sould 'sink

and stink', but float anyway because of gas, undigested oil, large

particles and such. The stink is produced by the wrong (putrefying) gut

bacteria.

A good, well-chewed and well-digested high-fiber diet should not

produce 'sink and stink' stools unless you're temporarily sick, because

indigestible fiber residues for the most part are cellulose, lignin and

such which are lighter than water. They will float and not smell too

bad.

Let's start a new thread for this one

Duncan Crow

[Guest guest]

> I don't want to stifle anyone's healing process, but it might be a

> good idea to have a medical professional check your stomach acid an pH

> levels before ingesting HCL. I did try HCL 2 years ago and

> experienced burning in my esophagus and stomach.

There are three possible reasons for the burning...

1) not enough HCL fails to stop the reflux reaction. Enough makes the

pyloric sphincter open instead.

2) if the esophageal sphincter (valve) is already blown from h.

pylori or reflux, it will fail to stop the gastric contents.

3) a hiatal hernia applies undue pressure to the stomach; contents

may progress upwards.

None of these reasons result from too much stomach acid.

Duncan Crow