hypochlorhydria and how to reverse it and GERD

[Guest guest]

Elyse, we have discussed this on-list; hypochlorhydria can be caused

by intestinal malabsorption of nutrients that are needed to produce

adequate stomach acidity. Adequate acidity encourages proper dumping

of the stomach content into the intestine, and inadequate acidity

provokes a regurgitation response (GERD).

The way out of it is to overemphasize the missing nutrients to allow

for some malabsorption, and stoke stomach acidity with betaine HCl

until your own bowel absorption is corrected and normal stomach acid

is produced again. Zinc and b-vitamins especially have been mentioned

but if one has malabsorption a strong supplement program will of

course be beneficial generally.

About half of people over 60 have a degree of stomach acid

insufficiency, maybe partly due to our modern diet, and this leads to

dysbiosis that causes the malabsorption.

I might have missed something; perhaps someone'll add it. Some people

use 6-10 capsules of betain HCl with a meal, and some get by with 3-

4. You'll know when you stop regurgitating that you've hit the right

dose. If you've had GERD for years, permanent damage may impair your

approach and progress.

Duncan