Many people, as they age, develop allergies that they never had earlier in life. The onset of allergies are caused by a the digestive system being out of balance. As people age, the parietal cells in the stomach wane in their ability to produce strong enough Hydrochloric acid (HCL). Strong Hydrochloric acid is absolutely necessary for maintaining a sterile environment in the stomach, and for breaking down nutrients (Chyme). Strong HCL is also required for assisting the Peptic enzymes in the breaking down and conversion of proteins. Many proteins are allergens and will cause allergic reaction (inflammation), if they are not destroyed by the HCL and peptic enzymes. The HCL and pepsin break down proteins into peptones, which are the building blocks for the amino acids.
Pepsin is most active in the conversion process, when the strength of the HCL is at 1.0 pH. When the strength of the HCL diminishes, there is less conversion by Pepsin. At pH 5.0, the peptic enzymes are no longer breaking down proteins, at all. When this occurs, raw unsterilized and unconverted nutrients dump into the small bowel, resulting in allergic reaction.
The reduction in the strength of the hydrochloric acid is called Hypochlorhydria. In extreme cases, where the parietal cell are not producing any acid, the condition is called is called Achlorhydria.
A tipoff for both of the conditions is, a person well be deficient in many vitamins and minerals, especially Vitamin B-12. The parietal cells produce acid, they also produce the intrinsic factor. The intrinsic factor is a glycoprotein, necessary for absorption of B-12 in the small bowel. When the cells wane in their ability to produce sufficiently strong HCL, they also wane in their ability to produce the intrinsic factor.
Hypochlorhydria will cause allergies and allow bacteria and pathogens to enter and flourish in the small and large bowels. The best methods for diagnosing Hypochlorhydria is with a pH diagnostic test, pH capsule test, or pH gastrogram. A pH diagnostic test will tell the doctor why you are not processing your food properly. It will also tell the doctor if you have heavy mucus in your stomach from infection, or ulceration, and if you have duodenal reflux (pyloric insufficiency. There is a lot of info on a blog, called {link removed by admin}, it would be worth checking out.
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