Stomach Acidity Conditions — Causes and Possible Solutions
Written on September 8, 2007 by admin
Stomach acidity or hyperacidity conditions are a common problem. Ask the person sitting right beside you in a bus if he had experienced bouts of acidity attacks. Chances are great that he or she would answer you with a big YES. Why is this so?
Our stomach produces acid to digest the food that we eat. This is a regular and natural process. Whenever we eat, cells within the lining of the stomach pump acid to liquefy your sumptuous dinner, from mash potatoes to a slab of steak.
Problem occurs when these cells produce large amount of acid, more than your stomach needs. When this happens, you will suffer from stomach acidity. You would know if you were suffering from stomach acidity if you feel a burning sensation just above the stomach, or right below (the hollow part) your breastbone. This is the most classic sign of acidity. Other people experience acid regurgitation. This happens when you are lying horizontal on your bed. You may have a sour taste in your mouth, which resembles the taste of an orange puree that had gone stale. Acid regurgitation oftentimes results to heartburn, or that pain near the heart area.
Causes of Hyperacidity
Most of the times, acidity is not caused by a serious medical condition. A person experiences attacks of acidity a few times in a year or at times even just once in a year. Sudden onset of acidity is usually triggered by foods that you eat. Fatty and spicy foods are harder to digest than most food; this, in effect, prompts the cells that pump acid to produce more acid than is necessary.
Sudden onset of stomach acidity is also known as acute stomach acidity attack. This can easily be cured by taking over-the-counter (OTC) antacids to relieve the stomach from pain.
However, there are acidity conditions that persist. This is more known as a chronic acidity condition. Stress and underlying medical conditions are usually the cause of chronic stomach acidity.
Diseases the May Cause Hyperacidity
GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
GERD is a chronic disease that inflicts people with stomach acidity. It is called a ‘reflux’ because gastric acid goes from the stomach up to the esophagus whenever a person with stomach acidity lies down to bed. At times, even mere change in position causes the gastric acid to reflux. This disease is more known to many as heartburn. A person with GERD feels a stabbing like pain near his heart area.
Heartburn is not a heart disease. The condition is called as such because the pain seemed to originate from the heart. Heartburn occurs whenever gastric acid goes up to the esophagus. The acid gives a burning sensation in the lining of the esophagus and its surrounding area (of which include the area near the heart).
HELICOBACTER PYLORI
There had been a time when smoking, certain foods and stress were regarded as the cause of ulcers, both gastric and duodenal. However, even after these stressors have been removed out of the picture, stomach ulcers persist.
It was discovered only recently that the cause for the stomach to release pepsin, or an acidic enzyme that causes ulcers, is a bacteria, the Helicobater Pylori or H. Pylori.
H. Pylori promotes the production of excess stomach acid, which in effect burns the lining of the stomach (for gastric ulcer) or duodenum (for duodenal ulcer) and creates ulcers and even holes (or perforation) when left untreated.
ZOLLINGER-ELLISON SYNDROME
They eat healthy foods, avoid smoking, and don’t have H. Pylori living inside of their stomach; but still, they suffer from stomach acidity. What’s the reason behind this?
There are people who are, unfortunately, born to be hyper acidic. This is known as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. With this disease, a person has a large quantity of gastrin in his body, a hormone responsible for the production of gastric juices in the stomach. Gastrin stimulates the cells to pump acid even when it is not needed.
HYPERCALCEMIA
Increase in the level of calcium in the body can lead to stomach acidity. This condition is known as hypercalcemia. There are various medical conditions that can cause hypercalcemia. A patient may have parathyroid problems or metabolic disorders (calcium is not absorbed fully by the body). Also, it may be that a patient has renal failure (the body has difficulty excreting excess calcium out of the body) or malignant tumors.
GALLSTONES
Gallstones are pebble-like deposits in the gallbladder. Gallbladder contains bile which is responsible for stabilizing gastric acid in the body. However, with gallstones, the gallbladder cannot function well. Bile cannot flow to some important organs in the body, including the duodenum. With this, excess gastric acid stay in the stomach.
There are many medical treatments available today for stomach acidity. Not all, however, were established to be effective. That is why, homeopathic treatment is also available that also considers the psychological balancing of the patient. Usually, using both the conventional and the homeopathic treatment proves to be effective in treating stomach acidity.
Treatments
There are medical treatments available for people who are suffering from stomach acidity. One, and the most popular way, is by taking antacids that can be bought over-the-counter. For those who are suffering from complications brought about by stomach acidity (such as ulcer and GERD), doctors prescribe medicine such as Ranitidine, Lansoprazole or Omeprazole to treat hyperacidity. These medicines are used together with antibiotics to treat H. Pylori in case of ulcers.
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March 31st, 2008 at 9:12 am
hi sir this articel is very good i learn. about stomac acidity.
thank you
May 6th, 2008 at 4:12 am
I am suffering from acidity in stomach , this article was good in terms of briefing on the topic of stomach problems.
October 22nd, 2010 at 2:32 am
Hi sir, i’m suffering from stomach acidity. Is water therapy works for it
October 27th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
hi i have gastric problem for about 8 years now sometime’s i have got unbearable pain in my stomach near to my breast in centere where bone ends when i sleep sometimes i feel vometing sensation my stomach burns whole day n night when i realese gas it is made again n again and i m also having problem of constipation everyday i dont get shit on time i think that my stomach is making acid more than it is required please tell me the possible solution regarding this problem i m dying of pain ?
October 27th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
good article but it should be more brief any way’s thanks
November 4th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
i am suffering with tooooo much acidity in my stomach,, i feel like that .. my life is very hard … if anyone know ..pls …..zzz….tell me .
November 7th, 2010 at 4:32 am
Hi,sir, this article is very good.Thanking you
November 9th, 2010 at 6:28 am
The article is short and sweet. Very informatic and clears lots of doubts and give confidence. I can now understand my status.
December 6th, 2010 at 7:18 am
Your suggested treatment is good enough! Symptoms are self explanatory. Thanks for the post. I am sure it will help general people to raise awareness on hyperacidity.
December 7th, 2010 at 9:40 am
This article has proved to be quite helpful in the study of stomach acidity. By reading this article we can avoid acidity.
January 4th, 2011 at 6:08 am
This article given idea what is acdity problem. I never thought of going to Homeopathy. Now I will viist Homeopathy Dr. If the article given more info like what we hve to eat and what shd not it would have been better.
However thank you.
January 17th, 2011 at 3:21 am
This article get’s A++ from me!
February 2nd, 2011 at 12:38 am
Very useful. Thak you very much indeed.
February 10th, 2011 at 8:22 am
very informative article,thank u
February 12th, 2011 at 7:25 am
If there is blood passing thu stool ,what diet should be taken.
Tea,meat ,black pepper etc
March 2nd, 2011 at 3:17 am
Hi sir , it is very useful one but also u plz mention which food they want to take
March 27th, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Hi ..I am Maria and i have too much acidity problem this acrticle really useful for me …can u answer to my question please..Is acidity effects on teeth gums pain or on hand and foot pain ?
Thanks
April 4th, 2011 at 6:36 am
Doctor treated me for H Pylori. After 10 days the pain in stomach reduced and the pain moved above the stomach and on chest. Felt burning like around heart. Sleep was disturbed due to this pain near the elbow and liver. Pain moved to spinal cord and wakes me from sleep like somebody knocking between back bones. Doctor suggested for Endoscopy to find out if ulcer. Earlier I had kidney stone which caused sever pain below the abdomen left and right side. The 2mm size kidney stone passed through the urine. Followed by pain in stomach,liver,elbow,chest and back. This article is good to understand the cause of pain whether it is due to gas,ulcer,acidity. Thanks for your article.
April 6th, 2011 at 7:22 am
i am suffering from acidity in stomach from many times. even i took regular course of medicine but til now i did not get any relief from pain please tell me atleast to release my pain
April 13th, 2011 at 3:00 am
This article was very informative. Kindly let us know about the home treatment
of acidity.
April 22nd, 2011 at 8:46 pm
What foods and drinketc should I avoid for hiatus hernia. Dont take alcohol. Always bloated.
May 11th, 2011 at 9:09 am
I was diagnosed with H. Pylori and was prescribed Omeprazole which cleared the bacteria totally.
June 1st, 2011 at 4:13 pm
i found out i got acidity from eating big meal and alcohol the chicken was too spicy and not fresh had to drink plenty water go swiming this helps and have ajmer indian herb this helped and cured my ulser
June 8th, 2011 at 10:15 am
I am a patient of hyperacidity since three years and the medicine is not helping me my weight is gaining i cannot be MT stomach for long i have tried quiting stomking but started again after two years !please please i need a cure for this once and forall .the medicine i am taking is ezium 40 mg,thanks
June 18th, 2011 at 3:00 am
even i have acidity problem.now i came to know what is acidity.and how it builds in to our stomach.thanks for the article………sorry for my ENGLISH.
June 21st, 2011 at 7:26 am
Dear Sir,
Thanks for posting the articls. I have a regular problem of acidity even i manage my routine schedule well. After starting acidity headach pain starts very rapidlly and I unable to control the pain. Please suggest the better tips to avoid the acidity.
July 4th, 2011 at 9:38 am
i am suferring from hyper acdity and i have gall stones too (they count as multiple stones ) i i read your article it is good but i want to know about thetreatment more
July 9th, 2011 at 3:49 pm
hi! sir, i often experience this acidic problem… somtimes i blame those food i ate few hours ago… i really cant sleep everytime am suffering from this… can you give me list of food that are accidic and maybe try not to eat them specialy dinner time… i really felt relief everytime i vomit out what i ate… however i felt so weak after wards… is thre any alternative madication for this if no antacid meds available…
thanks!
July 15th, 2011 at 8:41 pm
hi its nice that the information is available for medicine also but is there any other way to prevent/cure it without any medicine. i too need a remedy bcoz i’m facing the orangeeee taste in my mouth regularly… pls help
July 16th, 2011 at 1:13 am
SIR/MADAM,
I READ YOUR ARTICLE AND FOUND MY ANSWERS.BUT STILL I HAVE A QUESTION THAT MY MOTHER OFTEN FELT STOMACH PAIN WHICH IS VERY
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July 16th, 2011 at 11:41 am
i was very pleased to read and learnt a lot about stomach acidity. I am suffering from stomach acidity since the last five years. medicines give temporary relief. thankyou
August 1st, 2011 at 5:04 am
Thanks for this heipful article.
August 4th, 2011 at 7:24 am
Dear sir,
Last 7 yrs I ahve suffering from sever acidity problem .I have gone thru so many test & treatment ,But I am not able to cope up with this problem, By this article some extent understood the thing.Thanks & nice article.
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August 7th, 2011 at 12:42 pm
i am suffering from stomach acidity since last month. this article helps me know about it. please tell some more what a person should eat in this condition and what should’nt eat.
August 8th, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Thanks sir now these days i am suffering toomuch gastric and stomach pain in upper abdomen because of helobactor bacteria .Ur articl is good to know my problem
August 17th, 2011 at 4:39 am
D article was really helpful.now i could go find a cure.i’v been unease because of the sudden weakness,increased tommy and what have you.i usually find it difficult to pass out feaces.eat little and get unnecessarily full.thanks for publishing this article
September 10th, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Hello,
I had totally read about this topics,but there are no proper way to solve acidity problem in few minutes or u can say relief the patient,I have only one solution to avoid acidity,if u believe,eat icecream maximum,fill u better,what do u say plz send me ur suggestions to me on my mail account.thanx.
September 14th, 2011 at 2:14 am
i am 24 year old .i am a patient of hyper acidity .i have tried omprajolome, rantidine ,rabiprazolam
September 14th, 2011 at 2:16 am
but i am not cured .so this is better to prevent this before it borne in ur body
September 14th, 2011 at 10:01 am
Hi, i am certainly glad that i read about your article regarding hyper acidity. i learned some points/facts about the cause and treatment.