What Is Achlorhydric Anemia?
Achlorhydria Occurs When There's an Absence of Hydrochloric (Hcl) Acids in the Stomach. It's a More Severe Form of a Hypochlorhydria, a Deficiency of Stomach...
Achlorhydria occurs when there's an absence of hydrochloric (HCl) acids in the stomach. It's a more severe form of a hypochlorhydria, a deficiency of stomach acids. Both conditions can impair the digestive process and lead to damage of the gastrointestinal system.
How can you treat the condition of achlorhydria?
Antimicrobial agents, including metronidazole, amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium, ciprofloxacin, and rifaximin, can be used to treat bacterial overgrowth. Achlorhydria resulting from long-term proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) use may be treated by dose reduction or withdrawal of the PPI.
What do you mean achlorhydria?
Listen to pronunciation. (ay-klor-HY-dree-uh) A lack of hydrochloric acid in the digestive juices in the stomach. Hydrochloric acid helps digest food.
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