Parkinson's Disease & Stomach Acid,

[Pikolajek]

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What do you think about this health problem and Parkinson's disease? With each decade, we lose 20% of gastric acid to lose it completely about 60-70 of age.

[Bolt_Upright]

Thanks! Good stuff from your link:

"In a study done by Yawaza et al**, 30 ml of lemon juice was given with every administration of Levodopa for 2 weeks. They found increased concentration of Levodopa in patients' bodies and reduced rigidity, akinesia and small step gait. In other words, there was a positive correlation between supplemental acid and drug effectiveness.

Dr. Mischley reports that another study used 500mg doses of vitamin C instead of lemon juice, again with favorable results. She has her patients take 1000mg of powdered vitamin C to help with absorption of Levodopa. She states a side effect of taking this dose of vitamin C can be loose stool. However, she notes that people with Parkinson's tend to be constipated already, so taking vitamin C, and the extra glass of water used to take it, can benefit motility. Click the link below to take her course on dopamine repletion and learn more."

[Boscoejean in reply to Bolt_Upright]

my husband could not tolerate the lemon juice in water - it upset his stomach but he is able to take vitamin C but then he does not take levodopa we were just trying to get rid of the acid reflux issue

[Goldencbc]

I have acid reflux and take meds to reduce acid. Go figure.

[Boscoejean in reply to Goldencbc]

We were told by a doctor that the acid reflux sometimes happens because the valve going into the stomach allows the acid to splash up and also that if you do not have strong enough acid in the stomach that it is hard to digest the food so the stomach is working so hard that it tends to splash the acid up into the esophagus. There are natural methods of protecting the esophagus that involve using an alginate tablet to prevent damage to the esophagus. There is also a natural protocol that was developed to address acid reflux that involves taking supplements. Esophageal Guardian is one example of this.

"Alginic acid + potassium creates a protective barrier—Even though the stomach and esophagus work together to support your digestive health, the delicate tissues in your esophagus can sometimes encounter harsh stomach acids along the way—leading to occasional gastric discomfort. The combo of alginic acid and potassium bicarbonate can help protect the esophagus from those acids. Together they form a gel and bubble raft-like barrier that sits on top of the stomach, shielding the esophagus from acid"

"After the heaviest meal of the day, chew two (2) tablets followed by 4 to 8 oz. of water, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner. Do not swallow tablets whole."

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/169...

The aim of this study was to investigate if a dietary supplementation containing: melatonin, l-tryptophan, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin B12, methionine and betaine would help patients with GERD, and to compare the preparation with 20 mg omeprazole.

Symptoms were recorded in a diary and changes in severity of symptoms noted. All patients of the group A (100%) reported a complete regression of symptoms after 40 days of treatment. On the other hand, 115 subjects (65.7%) of the omeprazole reported regression of symptoms in the same period. There was statiscally significant difference between the groups (P < 0.05). This formulation promotes regression of GERD symptoms with no significant side effects.

My husband had acid reflux but he seems to no longer have it now

[Goldencbc in reply to Boscoejean]

Thank you. I’ll have to investigate this. I worry about the side effects of Nexium. A breakdown of the supplements would be helpful.

[Boscoejean in reply to Goldencbc]

my husband used the deSouza Pereira list but without the betaine as suggested by our naturopath - we found the betaine caused stomach upset so we did not continue using that

Comparison of Anti-GERD Experimental Formulas

de Souza Pereira anti-GERD

Formula

Melatonin 6 mg

L-tryptophan 200 mg

D,L-methionine 100 mg

Betaine 100 mg

Folic acid 10 mg

Vitamin B6 25 mg

Vitamin B12 50 μg

Modifi ed anti-GERD Formula I have not seen this protocol prior to this but it was one that was used in a clinical trial

Melatonin 6 mg

5-hydroxytryptophan 100 mg

Proprietary methionine complex:

D,L-methionine 500 mg

Betaine 100 mg

Folic acid 400 μg

Vitamin B6 0.8 mg

Ribofl avin 1.7 mg

Calcium 50 mg

L-taurine 50 mg

[rebtar in reply to Goldencbc]

My doc also treats acid reflux by increasing stomach acid, hcl/betaine caps.

[LAJ12345]

you could try digestive enzymes with each meal.

Also cutting back processed carbs like white bread, pasta, potatoes and white rice might help.

Or just eat a salad with vinegar dressing with meals.

My hubby always used to get bad heartburn with eg gluten pizza. He doesn’t really get that now except if he eats something cheesy.

[parkie13]

I have had very good results just using plain baking soda, sodium bicarbonate. I take a small glass of water and dissolve about a 1/2 a teaspoon in the water. Myself I use it on as needed basis, I'll take sips throughout the day. One other thing that helps is using ground up dried Ginger.It is very soothing to the stomach. Ginger fights inflammation.

From your email I was not sure whether you were talking about too little stomach acid or too much.