6 tips to help increase stomach acidity
People 60 and older are likely to have acid stomach lower more.
Symptoms can go away on their own and are usually not so dangerous.
But if it lasts more than 2 weeks, you should see a doctor for treatment.
When there is blood in the stool, frequent vomiting, unintentional weight loss, pain or difficulty swallowing, constant stomach pain, shortness of breath, sweating, jaundice … people need early visits.
Eating ginger, drinking probiotics, chewing thoroughly when eating can help increase stomach acid naturally, avoiding some intestinal diseases.
Stomach acid is digestive juice containing hydrochloric acid (HCL) and digestive enzymes that break down food, killing harmful bacteria.
The cause of this condition is long-term use of antacids, hypothyroidism, chronic infections, gastrointestinal diseases, zinc deficiency, gastric surgery…
People infected with Helicobacter pylori (a bacterial stomach infection), atrophic gastritis, frequent high stress also cause low levels of stomach acid.
Low levels of acid in the stomach can lead to a series of unpleasant symptoms and make the body more susceptible to infections.
Symptoms such as belching, flatulence, heartburn, diarrhea, intestinal infections, nutrient deficiencies (iron, vitamin B12), hair loss.
