Nutrimed Labs: ACHLORHYDRIA

Condition: ACHLORHYDRIA

SUGGESTED NUTRITION:

Acida-Zyme #408
6 (2 with ea. meal) Assists digestion by combining combining betaine hydrochloride thus aiding in the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Acidifies gastric activity. Acts in the stomach.

Digestin #987
6 (2 with ea. meal) Contains pepsin, lipase, ox-bile extract and other enzymes for the digestion of fats. proteins, and carbohydrates. Continues to act in duodenum as well as stomach.

Vegyzyme #957 1-2 with meals - Supplies natural raw food enzymes that digest measured amounts of protein, fat, and carbohydrates. Will work in any pH - thus important for digestive support. Safe for ulcer patients. No HCI or ammonium chloride.

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PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Gastric hydrochloric acid is basically involved in protein digestion. It is also a potent bacteriocidal agent. But more than this, it is involved in the body's ability to absorb minerals and vitamins, especially Vitamin B-12, is involved in most forms of anemia, early recognition of the condition and treatment with natural supplements is imperative.

PATHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS:

The term, Achlorhydria, indicates a total lack of hydrochloric acids in the stomach. There are varying degrees of deficiency usually related to the age of the patient; the older the person, the greater the deficiency up to a complete absence of hydrochloric acid. However, in primitive cultures and peoples existing on a totally natural diet, the ability of the body to maintain normal hydrochloric acid levels continues throughout a lifetime. Symptoms may be present most of the time, but more frequently occurs everal hours after eating. There is the desire to eat when not hungry; a sense of fullness after meals often with greater or lesser degrees of flatulence, and there is often alternating constipation and diarrhea. Very frequently there is a burning sensation in the epigastrium, commonly called "heartburn" for which many persons take antacids or alkalizers. This is the opposite of what should be done, for in most cases the burning sensation is caused by a regurgitation of bile through the stomach into the lower esophagus and indicates a marked deficiency of hydrochloric acid.