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2. Heidelberg test - Wikipedia

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   The Heidelberg test is a medical diagnostic test used in the diagnosis of hypochlorhydria, i.e. insufficient hydrochloric acid in the stomach, hyperchlorhydria, achlorhydria, and for suspected bile reflux. When performing the Heidelberg test, the patient swallows a small electronic device about the size of a vitamin capsule.

3. Esophageal pH monitoring - Wikipedia

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   In gastroenterology, esophageal pH monitoring is the current gold standard for diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It provides direct physiologic measurement of acid in the esophagus and is the most objective method to document reflux disease, assess the severity of the disease and monitor the response of the disease to medical or surgical treatment.

4. Gastric acid - Wikipedia

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   The secretion is a complex and relatively energetically expensive process. Parietal cells contain an extensive secretory network (called canaliculi) from which the hydrochloric acid is secreted into the lumen of the stomach. The pH of gastric acid is 1.5 to 3.5 in the human stomach lumen, a level maintained by the proton pump H + /K + ATPase. [1]

5. 26 Best & Worst Foods for Acid Reflux - AOL

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   Foods with water help dilute stomach acid, minimizing reflux. Meanwhile, watermelon carries plenty of antioxidants like lycopene, carotenoids, and vitamin C to put systemic inflammation in its ...

6. Achlorhydria - Wikipedia

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   These have also proved to be factors of acid secretion in the stomach. [7] Autoimmune conditions can often be managed with various treatments; however, little is known about how or if these treatments effect achlorhydria. [5] Thyroid hormones can contribute to changes in the level of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

7. Acid perfusion test - Wikipedia

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   Acid perfusion test, also called the Bernstein test, is a test done to reproduce the pain when the lower esophagus is irrigated with an acid solution in people with GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). [1] There will be a negative result in normal people, but a false positive reading may be seen in up to 15% of people. [2]

8. Hyperchlorhydria - Wikipedia

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   Hyperchlorhydria, sometimes called chlorhydria, sour stomach or acid stomach, [1] [2] refers to the state in the stomach where gastric acid levels are higher than the reference range. The combining forms of the name ( chlor- + hydr- ), referring to chlorine and hydrogen , are the same as those in the name of hydrochloric acid , which is the ...

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