Low Acid Issues

[openmike]

Drink alkaline water to compensate for acid intake. My Seycelle water filters offer a good hit of alkalinity. Coffee especially lattes and sweet sugary
types along with soda are contributors to cancer as they feed cancer cells .

[veggienut]

Originally Posted by thebigboo

I couldn't quite understand the question -- do you have problems with too much acid or too little acid?
I see some folks recommended baking soda, which is alkaline, but don't use that if you have high blood pressure.

I have no earthly idea if I have too much or too little acid. Only recently my stomach is bothering me and I figured out (so far) it is coffee. Also, the thought of putting baking soda in my coffee turns my stomach~!

Originally Posted by cb at sea

Try a tums.....won't hurt...might help!

That is what someone told me and it does help.

Originally Posted by jazzcat22

Hi veggienut, I don't think I have an issue with coffee, but I've been loving cold brewed coffee which is less acidic---I just like the taste/smoothness. According to Food52, "The grounds aren’t subjected to the intense heat of boiling water, making the chemical profile of the final brew different than that of conventionally brewed or drip coffee. Lower acidity creates a smoother cup that’s mellow on the stomach. Similarly, rapidly cooling hot coffee yields a slightly bitter taste. Cold brew’s lower acidity means it naturally tastes sweeter."

I love iced coffee---but I've heard that people take the cold brew concentrate and put it in hot water.

To make a couple cups, I put 6 T of ground coffee with 1.5 cups of water into a French press and let it sit for 12 hours. Then press it and voila---cold brew coffee which is then diluted with water/milk.

Are you a vegan (your screen name being veggie nut)? Can I ask how you know you have low acid---I have some issues which I attribute to high acid, but I've heard that maybe it's really low acid.

I never heard of "cold brew" until yesterday and before I read these posting. Now and then I did drink cold coffee when I had a K-cup machine. I had so many issues with mine, I took it back more than once and then got a Starbucks machine during Christmas. I haven't had this machine a month or a bit longer and my stomach issues began.

I am a vegetarian, and not vegan...tho at one time I was pretty much or close to vegan. I have no earthly idea as I mentioned to the above poster, if I have low or high acid. Coffee is triggering my stomach only the last few days.

Originally Posted by openmike

Drink alkaline water to compensate for acid intake. My Seycelle water filters offer a good hit of alkalinity. Coffee especially lattes and sweet sugary
types along with soda are contributors to cancer as they feed cancer cells .

My fridge has a water filter.

[AnonChick]

veggienut, if TUMs help, then you have indigestion - the HCL naturally present in your stomach is, for whatever reason, pushing up into your esophagus. Sometimes called an "acid stomach" which is a pretty silly thing since your stomach is supposed to be acidic. Sometimes called acid indigestion, sometimes called reflux, also esophogeal regurgitation.

Keep track of what you're eating, and when you're eating it, and how much of it you're eating. Compare with the individual events of your discomfort. Chances are it's something you're eating in a certain order (like, having a cup of coffee when you first wake up and then taking a calcium tablet, with no other food til lunch. Or - eating a lot of bread for breakfast and not having any water til snack time. Or - downing a dozen jalapeno poppers for supper, deep-fried extra crispy in canola oil on your stovetop, and then enjoying a pistachio hot fudge sundae with marshmallow fluff and Reese's Pieces). Binge eating can do this too, if you eat til you're totally stuffed for a meal.