THE BETTER BELLY PODCAST - Natural Constipation Remedies, Acid Reflux, Hormones, Gut Health, Functional Medicine · Allison Jordan FDN-P | Functional Gut Health Coach | Constipation and Bloat Expert

298// Low Stomach Acid Explained: A Real Root Cause of Acid Reflux, Candida, Constipation, and SIBO

·24 min

1. THE BETTER BELLY PODCAST episode 298 centers on low stomach acid and its links to acid reflux, constipation, bloating, and candida overgrowth. 2. The host, who says she runs Better Belly Therapies, frames herself as someone mapping “real root causes” after hearing from clients who spent $10,000, $7,000, or $4,000 without help. 3. The episode asks what actually causes low stomach acid, not just how to mask it with lemon water or supplements. 4. She uses a plant-and-root analogy to separate symptoms like reflux from the deeper mechanism that produced them. 5. The first branch she names is H. pylori, which she describes as a stomach-dwelling pathogen tied to lower stomach acid. 6. She says episode 233 will go deeper on H. pylori testing, including why some tests can miss it. 7. The second branch is zinc deficiency, which she connects to low stomach acid, PPI use, and poor mineral absorption. 8. She points to alkaline phosphatase on a comprehensive metabolic panel and says a value below 70 can suggest zinc deficiency. 9. The third branch is hidden copper toxicity, which she says can push zinc out of balance. 10. She says episode 159 covers copper toxicity and names PMS, infertility, and PMDD as possible implications. 11. The most memorable framework is her warning that apple cider vinegar, lemon water, and betaine HCL can temporarily boost acid without fixing the cause. 12. She says those temporary fixes can leave the body dependent on “augmentative” support instead of restoring its own stomach acid production. 13. Another key point is that low stomach acid can feed into candida, which she says will be covered more in a later episode. 14. She also says H. pylori should be addressed before increasing zinc or stomach acid, because the pathogen can worsen when conditions improve for it. 15. She describes a client whose migraines were tied to H. pylori and another whose suicidality and depression improved after H. pylori was addressed. 16. She says her preferred testing tools are the GI Map for H. pylori and the HTMA for zinc and copper status. 17. The tone is instructional and highly structured, with repeated references to drawings, screenshots, spreadsheets, and downloadable PDFs. 18. The format feels like a solo teaching session with live explanation rather than a guest interview. 19. People with reflux, constipation, bloating, or candida concerns will get the most from this episode. 20. People looking for a light overview without lab detail may skip it.

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