Excessive Stomach Acid???

   I follow several nationally known nutritional doctors.  One thing several of them have agreed on for years is that most stomach digestive problems were not caused by excessive acid!  Dr. Bruce West has put together a very good summary that I’ll share parts of with you.

   John Trowbridge, MD, a legend in the alternative health field, likes to say, “First, fix the gut.”  Brief and to the point.

   Jonathon Wright, MD, has been saying for years that “correcting a minor problem (in the stomach) can help you achieve breakthroughs modern science has deemed impossible.”

   Dr. Bruce West, MD, agrees with both of them.  It is exactly the opposite of what most conventional advice recommends to people!  The majority of stomach problems come from too low an amount of stomach acid – and is a major cause of disease to boot!

   Actually, increasing stomach acid helps increase immune response, improve vision and memory, increase energy and much more.

   Dr. West tells of how he lived with his grandmother over 50 years ago.  His grandmother was scared of cancer and began deteriorating.  She has constant nausea and stomach pain,.  She was losing weight and was becoming weaker and weaker.  Finally, she decided she had stomach cancer and was going to die.

   Her family osteopath put her on 10 drops of hydrochloric acid in a glass of water to drink with meals.  In 48 hours her 2 years of “cancer” suffering was cured.  The problem was really low stomach acid.

Stomach Acid and Aging

   As in many other things, stomach acid production begins to decline in a high percentage of people after the age of 50.  Not surprisingly, the plague of antacids, prescribed by the boatloads, has made this problem even worse.  The truth about stomach acid, from Dr. Sears, is important to know:

1.  Most indigestion and reflux (a term unheard of 20 years ago) is caused by too low stomach acid, not too much acid.

2.  The acid indigestion pain, often thought to come high acid, actually comes from a low-acid stomach most of the time.  The stomach can’t fully digest food and these undigested foods “rot” or ferment in the stomach.  This creates fermentation acids are the real culprit in heartburn, acid indigestion, reflux, etc.

3.  Without enough stomach acid, you cannot absorb the nutrients your body needs to maintain good health.  You are, partially, starving, unable to absorb nutrients need for optimal health.

4.  Low salt diets can lead to low stomach acid because salt is needed by your body to produce enough stomach acid – and increases the risk of immune deficiency diseases.

5.  The Destruction of harmful bacteria in the food in your stomach and fighting infections is dependent upon adequate stomach acid.

6.  Low stomach acid and chronic use of antacids are the main causes of acid indigestions and all the associated problems that go with it.  In older people, it can increase the risk of pneumonia because your immune system is dependent upon adequate stomach acid.

7.  Taking HCL or product designed for it – such as Standard Process’ Zypan is highly effective in fighting infections.

8.  You need to try to eliminate the grossly overprescribed antacids.  They do nothing to correct the cause of most indigestion – and cause serious problems and side effects!

 What to Do?

    Dr. West describes a patient that had chronic indigestion and related problems.  She was prescribed acid-blocker drugs for life.  They gave some temporary relief but soon no longer did the job.  She was now back to square one – only worse!

   The first thing he did was to have her take the Zypan Test.  This is a simple, in home test to help determine if you suffer from low stomach acid.

1. You simply take one tablet with a meal.
2. If burning or tingling takes place, you probably really have excess acid.
3. If digestion is improved or unchanged, take two tablets next meal.
4. If digestion is improved or unchanged, take three tablets next meal.
5. If no burning or tingling takes place, an over acid stomach is ruled out.

   If you had too little stomach acid, digestion will have improved – with less burning, bloating, burping, reflux, heartburn, etc.  You simply take 1-3 tablets of Zypan for 4-6 months. 

   Most often, your body will begin to improve its production of stomach acid, and you will no longer need Zypan.  In rare cases, you may have to continue taking Zypan, but that is much better than battling the antacids!

   Zypan is available in 90 and 330 sizes.  Zypan Link.  (Ebay has better prices than Amazon if you don't mind the process).