Use the following questionnaire to do a self evaluation. For diagnosis visit your healthcare provider.
Low Stomach Acid: Hypochlorydia
- Excessive belching, burping or bloating
- Gas immediately following a meal
- Offensive breath
- Difficult bowel movements
- Sense of fullness during and after meals
- Difficulty digesting fruits and vegetables
- Undigested food found in stools
High Stomach Acid: Hyperacidity
- Stomach pain, burning or aching 1-4 hours after eating
- Frequently use of antacids
- Feeling hungry an hour or two after eating
- Heartburn when lying down or bending forward
- Temporary relief from antacids, food, milk or carbonated beverages
- Digestive problems subside with rest and relaxation
- Heartburn due to spicy foods, chocolate, citrus, peppers, alcohol and caffeine
* If you have symptoms of both High and Low Stomach Acid, that indicates you have low stomach acid.
Biliary Insufficiency:
- Greasy or high fat food cause distress
- Lower bowel gas and or bloating several hours after eating
- Bitter metallic taste in mouth, specially in the morning
- Unexplained itchy skin
- Yellowish cast to eyes
- Stool color alternates between clay color to normal brown
- Reddened skin, specially palms
- Dry or flaky skin and / or hair
- History of gallbladder attacks or stones
- Has gallbladder been removed?
Hypoglycemia (low sugar)
- Crave sweets during the day
- Irritable if meals are missed
- Depend on caffeine to keep yourself going or started
- Get lightheaded if meals are missed
- Eating relieves Fatigue
- Feel shaky, jittery, tremors
- Agitated, nervous, get upset easily
- Poor memory, forgetful
- Blurred vision
Insulin Resistance (High sugar)
- Fatigue after meals
- Crave sweets during the day
- Eating sweets does not relieve cravings for sugar
- Must have sweets after meals
- Waist size is equal or larger than hip size
- Frequent urination
- Increase thirst & appetite
- Difficulty losing weight
Small Intestine
- Blood in stool or dark color stool (bleeding)
- Diarrhea, constipation or both alternating
- Pain and cramp in the abdomen
- Unexplained weight loss
- Loss of appetite
- Roughage and fiber cause constipation
- Indigestion and fullness lasts 2 to 4 hours after eating
- Pain, tenderness in the middle of abdomen
- Excessive passage of gas
- Nausea and / vomiting
Large Intestines (Colon)
- Feeling that bowels do not empty completely
- Lower Abdominal pain relief by passing stool or gas
- Alternating constipation & diarrhea
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Hard dry or small stool
- Coated tongue or “fuzzy” debris on tongue
- Pass large amount of foul smelling gas
- More than 3 bowel movements daily
- Use laxative frequently
Adrenal Hyper-function (Stress)
- Can not fall asleep
- Perspire easily
- Under high amounts of stress
- Weight gain when under stress
- Wake up tired even after 6 or more hours of sleep
- Excessive perspiration or perspiration with little or no activity
Adrenal Hypo-function (Fatigue)
- Can not stay asleep
- Crave salt
- Slow starter in the morning
- Afternoon fatigue
- Dizziness when standing up quickly
- Afternoon headaches
- Headaches with exertion or stress
- Weak nails
Menstruation Related: (Females Only)
- Alternating menstrual cycle lengths
- Extended menstrual cycle, greater than 32 days
- Shortened menses, less than 24 days
- Pain and cramping during periods
- Scanty blood flow
- Heavy blood flow
- Breast pain and / or swelling during menses
- Pelvic pain during menses
- Irritable and depressed during menses
- Acne break outs
- Facial hair growth
- Hair loss / thinning
Menopause Related: (Females only)
- Lack or menstruation
- Hot flashes
- Mental fogginess
- Disinterest in sex
- Mood swings
- Depression
- Painful intercourse
- Shrinking breast
- Facial hair growth
- Acne
- Increased vaginal pain, dryness or itching
Prostate Related (Male Only)
- Difficulty urinating or dribbling
- Urination frequent
- Pain inside of legs or heels
- Feeling of incomplete bowel evacuation
- Leg nervousness at night
Male Menopause: Andropause
- Decrease in sex drive
- Decrease in spontaneous morning erections
- Decrease in fullness of erections
- Difficulty in maintaining morning erections
- Spells of mental fatigue
- Inability to concentrate
- Episodes of depression
- Muscle soreness
- Decrease in physical stamina
- Unexplained weight gain
- Increase in fat distribution around chest and hips
- Sweating attacks
- More emotional than in the past
Pituitary
Hypo-function:
- Diminished sex drive
- Menstrual disorders or lack of menstruation
- Increased ability to eat sugars without symptoms
Hyper-function:
- Increased sex drive
- Tolerance to sugars reduced
- “Splitting” type headaches