What to do about extremely alkaline stomach pH?
Read more on “achlorhydria” It refers to states where the production of gastric acid in the stomach is absent or low. Low acid levels in the stomach are linked with bacterial overgrowth (as the stomach does not kill microbes normally present in food), which can manifest as diarrhoea or decreased absorption of nutrients or vitamins. Even without bacterial overgrowth, low stomach acid can lead to nutritional deficiencies through malabsorption of basic electrolytes (magnesium, zinc, etc) and vitamins (including vitamin C, vitamin K, and the B complex of vitamins). A person with achlorhydria can suffer from stomach pains caused by the digestion of food that is not properly broken down by gastric acid. This condition could be caused by, autoimmune disorders where there is antibody production against parietal cells which normally produce gastric acid, or a symptom of Helicobacter pylori infection which neutralizes and decreases secretion of gastric acid to aid its survival in the stomach. Ma
