" Low stomach Acid related to Asthma"

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i feel that i have this problem " low stomach acid" also called "hypochlorhydria"

It has been well known now for many decades that childhood asthma is associated with hypochlorhydria.

Asthma in children tends to be caused by allergy to foods. If these foods are poorly digested then they will be very much more antigenic and therefore very much more likely to switch on allergies and therefore asthma. Indeed, a study done in the 1930s showed that 80% of children with asthma also have hypochlorhydria.

The two conditions are undoubtedly related. As the child's stomach matures and acid eventually is produced, then the asthma disappears. What often occurs with hypochlorhydric children is that they malabsorb their food and therefore tend to be underweight. So clinically it is unusual to see overweight kids with asthma, almost invariably they are thin children who wheeze.

The treatment is as above, as well as trying to identify provoking foods. The commonest allergy foods, of course, are dairy products.

[Ed Note: As with all health issues you should discuss stomach acidity, testing, and management with your professional healthcare team. But a simple preliminary test of stomach acidity is to drink a small amount of baking soda in water first thing in the morning. If you have not belched within a few minutes, you may not be producing enough stomach acid, since hydrochloric acid reacts with baking soda to produce carbon dioxide gas. See "Stomach Acid Assessment" by Dr. Joseph A. Debe.]

If someone feels this is their case.. plz read the below link
http://www.immunesupport.com/library/sh ... fm/id/8571

I'll take this test. I suffered from asthma until i was 17 yrs old. There are no symptoms right now but it may repeat in old age.

Does anyone relate to this case?