| Is there a link between dehydration, IBS and bacteria | | | | * Undigested food in stool |
| overgrowth? That is what I am going to discuss in this | | | | * Mineral and vitamin deficiencies |
| article. | | | | * Stomach gurgling - noisy stomach |
| Primary symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) | | | | * Acid stomach, heartburn |
| are recurrent abdominal pain/stomach cramps, bloating, | | | | * Food sensitivities and allergies |
| diarrhea and/or constipation. Secondary symptoms | | | | Low stomach acidity level may quickly lead to other |
| include heartburn, acid stomach, lower back pain, | | | | digestive disorders, and they may also contribute to |
| fatigue, irritability, etc. | | | | the above symptoms. |
| A recent survey, supported by doctors' clinical | | | | According to Dr Batmanghelidj, heartburn and acid |
| experiences, has shown that 90% of subjects/patients | | | | stomach should initially be treated with a glass, or |
| who believed they were suffering from high stomach | | | | several glasses of water. Dr Batman believes that |
| acid were in fact suffering from low stomach acidity | | | | peptic pain is usually a sign of first. From personal |
| level (hypochlorhydria). Symptoms of low and high | | | | experience, I have found that drinking plenty of water, |
| stomach acid are, paradoxically, very similar and | | | | combined with a balanced diet, relieves a 10-year-plus |
| include: | | | | heartburn and stomach acid problem. |
| * Bloating, constipation, diarrhea | | | | There's a possible link here between long-term |
| * A feeling of food just sitting in the stomach for an | | | | dehydration (low water intake) and low stomach acid, |
| extended amount of time | | | | and the onset of other digestive disorders caused by |
| * Fatigue | | | | low stomach acid; such as parasitical infection and |
| * Hair loss | | | | unfriendly bacteria overgrowth/imbalance. |
| * Weak finger nails | | | | |