Acid Reflux - H Pylori Symptoms

How to do a simple home stomach acid test

A home stomach acid test isn’t difficult to do, but it can provide an awful lot of important clues about your health. As you saw in the previous article, I was in my mid thirties when I discovered I had low stomach acid. My zinc deficiency, B6 deficiency, a history of H. pylori and high urinary indican were indirect indications. I then did a gastro-test (described below), which a home stomach acid test that confirmed a low stomach acid level. It is BIZARRE that doctors don’t measure stomach acid. Most natural health experts agree that low stomach acid levels...

What is SIBO and how does it cause IBS?

What is SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) and is it making you feel unwell? The food you eat, the way you eat it, and infections like H pylori, parasites and Candida can all cause digestive symptoms such as irritable bowel syndrome. But there’s another common, yet frequently overlooked problem that isn’t very well known. SIBO – or ‘small intestinal bacterial’ overgrowth – is a relatively common condition among people with digestive symptoms. But what is SIBO, exactly? Well, it’s a condition in which large numbers of bacteria from your large intestine, or colon, end up in your small intestine...

Helicobacter pylori symptoms your doctor knows about...

Hey, it’s Dave here… with you again to discuss Helicobacter pylori symptoms. This post is mega, mega important. It’s so important that I actually want to jump out of the video screen below and have a discussion with you about H pylori symptoms! When I’m speaking at seminars or in the media I tell everyone that Helicobacter pylori symptoms can be split into two categories: Common Helicobacter pylori symptoms your doctor knows about Uncommon Helicobacter pylori symptoms your doctor doesn’t know about This blog and video is concerned with the ones your doctor knows about. Helicobacter pylori symptoms your...

Acid Reflux / GERD

Acid Reflux & GERD: Like Heartburn, It’s Really Not What You Think It Is! The medical term for acid reflux is GERD, which means Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease. The incidence of GERD has risen dramatically over the last couple of decades and it affects tens of millions of people (probably hundreds of millions). In fact, according to Dr Leo Galland, MD, hospitalisations as a result of this disease doubled during the 1990s. GERD and heartburn are essentially the same thing, although the pharmaceutical companies classify them differently in order to sell more drugs! We can classify GERD and heartburn...