![]() Another is if you drink a glass of dilute vinegar – some say apple cider and others say standard white vinegar when you feel the heartburn. It’s an indicator that you need an enzyme that includes hydrochloric acid or HCL. Beets have that intense red and pink colour and if you don’t have enough stomach acid to break it down, you can pee pink. The two must correlate because if your urine is discoloured any other time, talk to your doctor. My most interesting home test is to see if you pee pink after eating beets. Of course, speak with your doctor about this for a diagnosis so you know from a medical perspective what’s going on. I’ll add in a side note here that too much acid is most common if you have an infection called Helicobactor Pylori that is responsible for stomach ulcers. There are a few home tests that you can do to see if you are suffering with too much stomach acid, or not enough. And of course if you don’t have enough stomach acid to digest your zinc rich oysters or asparagus, or your B vitamin rich brown rice, then it’s a vicious circle where you’re not digesting enough to get the vitamins and minerals that you need to make the stomach acid in the first place. The specific vitamin B6 and the mineral zinc are needed to make stomach acid, so deficiencies of one, or both can be at the root of all this. While most people think that heartburn and the burning sensation is from too much acid, actually it’s more common that you don’t have enough. Just above your stomach, the tube that your food travels down to get there is called your oesophagus. While you might think that it’ll help you to stay fuller for longer, it actually can cause food to ferment and produce gases, resulting in an array of symptoms of, yep you guessed it, bloating and gassiness. If there isn’t enough of this acid to break down your recent mouthfuls, it can also cause partially digested food to stay in the stomach longer than it should. coli that cause food poisoning, so without enough you’re more at risk of getting sick. Without good levels of these, a host of health issues can emerge like anemia, tiredness, weak bones and even heart disease.Īlso, this stomach acid is a defence against potentially harmful microorganisms that cause infection and bacteria like salmonella, listeria, E. Proper digestion and stomach acid is needed for the efficient absorption of important nutrients like iron, calcium, and B12. When foods are not digested properly, it can lead to a whole range of unwanted symptoms such as reflux or heartburn, but also bloating, cramping and gas. It’s extremely important, as it’s needed for the proper digestion of the proteins we eat. ![]() Your stomach has a bunch of liquid in it called stomach acid or more specifically hydrochloric acid or HCL. Did I just list last night’s dinner? I feel for you. But other causes can be eating too close to bedtime or ingesting high-fat foods, caffeine, alcohol – often red wine, carbonated or bubbly drinks and even chocolate. That acidy, hot and burning sensation can be linked to hiatal hernia, pregnancy, overweight and obesity and of course smoking. When all is not well, you can experience acid reflux or heartburn that can keep you up at night or sleeping on a mound of pillows. If you just stopped and really chewed your food until it’s puree, what could the rest of the digestive journey look like? Ok moving on, let’s look at your stomach, where the food goes once you’ve mashed, torn and pulverized it with your teeth. I find myself regularly reminding my clients that your stomach doesn’t have teeth. The first step is being in your mouth with saliva and your teeth. Let’s start with the second step of digestion that happens in your stomach. Well, let’s do some internal housekeeping, and today on EAT THIS with Lianne, let’s get into those uncomfortable and sometimes embarrassing symptoms in your belly and on your skin. Yes, I’m in my closet studio and Chris is in his bathroom studio and we manage – well HE manages – to create what graces your ears every week with all the incredible bells and whistles. ![]() So when he jumps on and you hear his voice, you’ll know who it is. Because, believe it or not there are nutrient deficiencies associated with them all.įor anyone whose first experience is this episode right here, right now, please let me introduce you to Chris, my genius technical producer who often stops me in my tracks to ask questions that he, and therefore most likely you, need clarity on. Last week, I talked about deficiencies to do with your mouth and feet and in this episode we are going to talk about your belly and about the bumps that you can feel on backs of your arms, sometimes your legs and abdomen or bottom. That’s what we are going to talk about today. Burning, bloating, belching, burping, and bumps.
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