Achlorhydria
Achlorhydria and hypochlorhydria refer to states where the production of hydrochloric acid in gastric secretions of the stomach and other digestive organs is absent or low, respectively. It is associated with various other medical problems.
| Achlorhydria | |
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| Other names | Hypochlorhydria |
| Hydrogen chloride (major component of gastric acid) | |
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| Specialty | Internal medicine |
| Symptoms | Most of the time none, but may cause and not limited to, heartburn, stomach pain, and early satiety |
| Complications | Anemia, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth |
| Causes | Pernicious anemia, helicobacter pylori infection, hypothyroidism, stomach surgery, nutritional deficiencies, and long term use of medications to treat heartburn |
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