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Author(s)
Jonathan Prousky, N.D., FRSH
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Abstract:
In naturopathic
medicine, we sometimes use diagnoses that are not widely used by mainstream
(conventional) medicine. One such diagnosis is hypochlorhydria, which refers
to an increased gastric pH as a result of deficient hydrochloric acid (HCl)
and pepsin secretion. Hypochlorhydria has occasionally been mentioned as a
factor in certain medical conditions (e.g., pernicious anemia, alcoholism,
and partial gastrectomies),1 but has received minimal recognition
as a diagnostic consideration.
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