hyperchlorhydria

Gastric acid aids digestion, but excessive gastric acid can damage the stomach and duodenum, and may even 'burn through' the mucosa and muscle, causing gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer and other diseases. When you eat acidic foods such as plums or vinegar, gastric acid secretion is further stimulated, and the acid may penetrate the already damaged gastric mucosa (ulcer), irritating the gastrointestinal tract and causing pain. The treatment of gastric acid hypersecretion should use traditional Chinese medicine for holistic regulation, thereby restoring normal gastric acid secretion and achieving balance. The main causes of excessive gastric acid include increased reactivity or total number of parietal cells; decreased function of certain hormones released by the duodenal mucosa; constitutional factors related to genetic predisposition; and long-term stimulation or excitation of gastric mucosal parietal cells.