Low stomach acid can cause elevated BUN with a higher protein in take though.
Creatinine will be slightly elevated as well but not near as much as BUN.
Like I said, when I drop protein (240 grams or less) both numbers come back into range.
I don’t have an issue keeping protein at 240 but we all know when dieting, more protein isn’t going to negatively have any body composition impact like fats or carbs would.
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Do you have any of the other symptoms associated with low stomach acid such as heartburn, acid reflux, etc?
When I was going through what they thought were GI issues....recommendations were HCL with pepsin capsules with each meal that has protein. Your supposed to start off with one and go from there.
Also Manuka honey was supposed to be really good with restoring natural antimicrobial properties.
And DGL Licorice.
There are tests for low stomach acid...but one that you can do at home that is suppose to be pretty reliable is with baking soda.
Mix 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in 4-6 ounces of cold water first thing in the morning before eating or drinking anything.
Drink the baking soda solution.
Time how long it takes you to belch. Time up to five minutes.
If you have not belched within five minutes, stop timing.
In theory, if your stomach is producing adequate amounts of stomach acid you’ll likely belch within two minutes or so.
Anything longer than 3 minutes is supposed to be an indication of low stomach acid.
Of course this is all just things you can try that don't involve seeing a doctor.
When I was going through my issues...I was looking at all types of things such as gall bladder issues, SIBO, low stomach acid, etc.....and these were things I had read about.
Hope some of this helps.
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