Medical Medium: Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal

by Anthony William

Eventually, though, the bad acids can travel up the esophagus. (If you’re experiencing acid reflux, these rogue acids are causing it, not your stomach’s hydrochloric acid. This is a very common confusion; the medical world sees all stomach and intestinal acids as the same.) A related issue is that the lining of your gut creates mucus in an effort to protect you from the bad acids. If a lot of mucus is coming up your throat for no apparent reason, it’s probably your gut struggling to keep you safe because the rogue acids are trying to eat away at your stomach and esophagus lining . . . and it’s a signal that you’ve got a problem that needs to be addressed. The mucus can also travel down the intestinal tract and stop proper absorption of nutrients. Let’s go back to that ammonia gas, though. This is