09/07/2022
Without proper stomach acid we cannot digest B12, protein and other nutrients. 1
Our food also ends up making it to areas of our gut at the wrong pH which offsets the various environments of our gut. 2
One aspect of our bile is to neutralize our stomach acid 3, but if our stomach acid is already low, then we cannot release enough bile or we’ll lower it too much and offset digestion even more. 4
Stomach acid imbalances are commonly thought to be due to elevated stomach acid due to all the acidic feelings people tend to experience. But for a lot of people, they’re issue is actually due to weak stomach acid. When our stomach acid is low enough, we may increase our chances of an infection called h. pylori, 5 which can attach to our stomach lining and alter our ability to maintain stomach acid.6 7 8
This infection can be difficult to manage due to it being easily sharing it with people we share environments with. 9 10
Over time we can end up with imbalances in our biome like SIBO etc.11 The wrong bacteria can turn our food into toxins. 12
Sometimes this can be resolved with proper diet and probiotics but other times it can potentially require antibiotics or similar attention. 13
Without proper fat digestion, which could just be due to low stomach acid as I outlined above, the oxalates in the plants we eat can end up in our blood and tissue, 14 which is being connected to various autoimmune related conditions 15 as well as various thyroid conditions. 16
Once we’re focused on stomach acid and our gut isn’t creating toxins, supporting fat digestion with ox bile and digestive enzymes can be handy.
--From https://sickoftired.com/
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