Can you take probiotics for hyperacidity?



Oral probiotics can be taken when you have excess stomach acid, but probiotics cannot treat excess stomach acid.

Excessive stomach acid may be due to irregular diet and other factors triggered by digestive disorders, eating probiotics can usually improve intestinal function, play a role in aiding digestion and absorption, the effect is not very effective in relieving the symptoms of excessive stomach acid, so you can take probiotics for excessive stomach acid, but can not be used as a drug to treat excessive stomach acid.

For patients with excessive stomach acid can follow the doctor’s prescription oral medication, such as cimetidine, omeprazole, etc. can inhibit gastric acid secretion; colloidal bismuth pectin, aluminum sulfate, etc. can protect the gastric mucosa.

It is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner to follow the doctor’s instructions, to avoid the adverse consequences of self-medication.