Comments on: Stomach Acid and Pathogens

By: localnourishment

localnourishment — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:54:13 +0000

Thank you, I’ll look into it!

By: sarah

sarah — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:22:30 +0000

…..even more helpfully, here’s the exact link … http://www.ayurveda-yoga.co.uk/neem+.html

By: sarah

sarah — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:20:09 +0000

Hi, a really good, natural remedy for stomach acidity is Neem. Its a herb used in Ayuveda. I had a look around and found some at http://www.ayurveda-yoga.co.uk. Though you may be interested! Good luck!

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[...] November 28, 2009 in Health is Beautiful My recent thoughts on food poisoning and stomach acid led me to do a little research. I didn’t find anything addressing my specific question: If a lack of stomach acid can be dangerous because pathogens in the digestive tract are not being ki… [...]

By: Marcy

Marcy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:17:46 +0000

If you get acid reflux, it’s from a lack of stomach acid, which as you mentioned would make you more susceptible to pathogens. You might want to get your HCL levels checked or talk to a nutritionist about supplementing HCL. Once you have low HCL, your body has trouble getting the zinc and B6 it needs to produce the HCL so the problem increases, but if you supplement and get your levels back up, the problem is solved. It only took me a few weeks to get my levels back up and reduce my supplements, but I’m not completely weaned yet.

By: Laurie N

Laurie N — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:43:25 +0000

I was just talking to a neighbor about a related topic. She had been having problems with acid reflux, and I was hypothesizing that if your body is having difficulty digesting a food (lack of acid, for instance) maybe it would work harder mechanically in its attempt to break down the food? She’s been on an extreme cleansing diet recently and I’m concerned that she may have knocked her internal flora and fauna out of whack.

I regularly run into similar problems (gut rot) when/if we eat out, leading me to largely avoid the practice. I wonder as I get older if my stomach is really that much less tolerant (I used to be able to eat just about anything) or if the food is getting worse.

By: gilliebean

gilliebean — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:07:27 +0000

Unfortunately, I don’t have any advice or information to offer, but I am grateful that you posted this. I will start paying attention to those feelings in mah belleh!