What does stomach acidity do?

• Activates the gastric enzyme — pepsinogen, necessary for the digestion and breakdown of proteins
• Digests and breaks down food
• Kills microbes that enter the stomach with food
• Hydrochloric acid and enzymes help break down food and turn it into a liquid state. The amount of hydrochloric acid produced is regulated by the nervous system and hormones that are produced in the walls of the stomach and duodenum. Excessive amounts or low levels of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice can cause complications and problems with digestion

Increased acidity

• Aggressively affects and irritates the mucous membrane of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum
• Causes the appearance of microcracks, erosion, stomach ulcers
• Nutrients quickly burn out and do not have time to reach the intestines, the body does not receive the necessary nutrition and energy
• Regeneration of cells of the gastric mucosa and atrophy is disrupted
• The function of the pancreas is disrupted due to the need to intensively produce alkaline enzymes
• Causes the development of gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, stomach ulcers, pancreatitis

Symptoms of high acidity

Heartburn, sour belching, aching pain or burning in the epigastric region after eating, white coating on the tongue, intestinal colic, metallic taste in the mouth, dirrhea.