How to distinguish a reduced acidity from increased

One of the first steps in the diagnosis of diseases of the digestive system is the determination of acidity of gastric juice. Its level depends on the need of preventive measures, further treatment and choice of diet. To symptoms indicating increased acidity of the stomach are epigastric pain occurring on an empty stomach and passing after eating, and heartburn. If you are concerned about flatulence, violation of intestinal motility, bloating and aching pain in the stomach, independent of diet, most likely, the acidity of the gastric juice is lowered. However, the violations in the digestive system may occur not only due to the acidity, therefore, to make the diagnosis, relying only on their own feelings, is highly undesirable.

Not the most reliable, but it is absolutely painless way to determine the acidity gastric juice is acidtest. For it will need to pass two portions of urine, but will need to pre-drink a few suggested by your doctor pills. The active ingredient of the drug will react with the gastric juice. The result is a dye that is subsequently excreted in the urine. The more intense the color of urine, the higher the acidity of gastric juice.

To determine the acidity of the stomach is possible when sensing. The fence of gastric juice is performed by means of a rubber tube and syringe. To know increased acidity or lowered, after laboratory tests of the received sample.

The most accurate but also the most unpleasant procedure for the determination of acidity of gastric juice is intragastric pH-metry. There are several ways of conducting research, but most doctors analyze the acidity during gastroscopy. The advantage of this method is that the specialist will not only be able to distinguish between acidity low, but also to assess the condition of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum.