Dr. Tabatha Barber explains why stomach acid drops around age 40 in women, causing bloating and gas. A simple baking soda test can check your acidity at home. An enzyme supplement called Digest Lift supports both stomach and intestinal digestion to reduce bloating and food sensitivities.
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Women are not making enough stomach acid. You can do the poor man's baking soda test if you want to see if you're making enough stomach acid.
Like you mentioned. I mean, really, I think around the age of 40 is when typically, and with chronic stress and different lifestyle factors, the, the, the stomach acid just begins to decline. And so if you feel that after you eat, you're like, oh, I just feel kind of bloated all the time. I feel maybe there's like a little gassy, a little distension, may little nausea, or you've been on a ppi, which from my understanding, you're only supposed to be on those for a short period of time. So. But with the enzymes, it's so critical that the beginning process of breaking down your food, it starts like it starts in your stomach and you have enough stomach acid to be able to start the process of breaking down your food. And a lot of women don't have that. And that's one of the reasons why you feel so bloated and distended and you have food sensitivities. There's those lifestyle things as well. But you want to give your body the support. So the digest lift is going to have all of the enzymes that you need to help you with both phases, the gastric and enteric phases of digestions.