High stomach acid symptoms can include belly pain, bloating, nausea, and heartburn.
High stomach acid can be brought on by bacterial infections, stress, and rebound effects from medication withdrawal.
Stomach acid is essential for digestion.
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However, sometimes acid-producing cells in your digestive system pump out too much acid.
This can lead to complications like reflux disease and stomach ulcers.
Symptoms
High stomach acid is also calledhyperchlorhydriaor hyperacidity.
Certain conditions can cause your body to produce too much of this acid.
For example, if the cause of your excessive stomach acid is due toH.
pyloriinfection,antibioticscan clear your infection resolving your symptoms.
If you have ZES, it might be harder to control stomach acid production.
Your healthcare provider may recommend having tumors surgically removed and undergoing chemotherapy.
Medications such as PPIs and H2 blockers can help reduce acid production in the stomach to relieve symptoms.
pyloriinfections, antibiotics may be prescribed.
Making dietary changes may also provide symptom relief.
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