The causes of heartburn and acid reflux

Part 6 – How Candida, SIBO and parasites can end up causing heartburn and acid reflux

Summary

  • If dietary changes don’t improve your heartburn, then something deeper may be causing the symptoms.
  • Candida overgrowth, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), and parasites are quite common.
  • Candida and SIBO can definitely cause heartburn.
  • They increase gas production in the small intestine, which increased intra-abdominal pressure and pushes stomach contents upwards and into the oesophagus.
  • Candida can also overgrow in the oesophagus and cause a lot of irritation there.
  • Issues with SIBO, Candida, and parasites usually mean that your GI tract health and general metabolic health need attention.
  • These issues can all be dealt with but you must know what is going on because the treatments differ if you have Candida compared with H. pylori or SIBO.
  • Thus, it’s important to run lab testing to find these critters and deal with them appropriately.

Watch the other videos in this series

  1. Why heartburn is dangerous (deal with it immediately!)
  2. General overview of heartburn and acid reflux causes
  3. How food and diet can cause heartburn and reflux
  4. How medical drugs and recreational drugs can cause heartburn
  5. How H. pylori causes heartburn
  6. How Candida, SIBO and parasites cause heartburn (You are here)
  7. Why high or low stomach acid can cause heartburn
  8. How a hiatal hernia can cause heartburn and reflux
  9. The benefits and drawbacks of taking acid blocking medications (H2 blockers, proton pump inhibitors, etc.)
  10. How to wean yourself off acid blocking medications

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