Can low stomach acid levels cause constant hunger?
Yes. Low stomach acid can cause a feeling of fullness after eating, bloating and discomfort, and even lower your appetite
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
An esophageal pH test measures how often stomach acid enters the esophagus, the tube that connects your throat to your stomach. It also measures how long the acid stays there.
Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps keep your body's blood and nerve cells healthy. It also helps make DNA, the genetic material in all of your cells. Research is suggestive that vitamin B12 also helps prevent megaloblastic anemia, a blood condition that makes people tired and weak.
Yes one can take them together to ensure the prevention of vitamin B12 deficiency.
Stomach acids can be treated by having medications which block the acid production. And also by consuming antacids.
Older adults are particularly at risk of vitamin B12 deficiency because of the high prevalence of atrophic gastritis-associated food-cobalamin (vitamin B12) malabsorption, and the increasing prevalence of pernicious anaemia with advancing age. Not only this, certain medications can also result in B12 malabsorption and result in deficiency.
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