Stomach Acid

I was recently put on tablets that decreased my stomach acid. I had been diagnosed with Gastritis earlier in the year and put on tablets to try and limit the amount of acid I was producing.


I was sure it was the Bio Hawk I had taken, my Dr thinks I had a small ulcer.


Anywho I noticed in the past two weeks that I had a recurrence of what I recalled were FODMAP symptoms.


I went through all the old culprits, and then it dawned on me... the tablets were not allowing me to produce enough acid. Last night I didn't take one, and I had no gastritis and other negative side effects. My gastritis appears to be history.


The biohawk helped me develop more acid...a little too much... but then the cure had the opposite effect. Its not always easy to figure out how to keep this balanced, but it was a huge eye opener to what it used to be like for me.


Allot of Dr's don't believe you can have low stomach acid... but if you think you might have it and something like red meat is an issue for you. Try a glass of red wine with dinner and if you see an improvement then I think perhaps you may have low stomach acid.. you may also be like me and have your acid go up and down with your emotions so be careful of that too.


Trust your body and if you are having FODMAP symptoms don't rest until you figure out what is setting you off.. life is too short :)