<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Dear fellow recovering Celiacs still having stomach reactions like me from even GF foods and elevated appetite- This quote has given me a little more mental and physical control over my stomach acid symptoms by understanding more about the phases of gastric acid secretion. Disease A Month medical journal published an article called "Maldigestion and Malabsorption" in DM, Feb. 2001: "Secretion of gastric acid is stimulated at 3 levels. The cephalic phase, which is atrophine- sensitive, occurs with sight, smell, or even thought of food. The gastric phase involves both vagal stimulation and gastrin release and is triggered by gastric distention and by chemical stimuli, such as peptic digests, ethanol, coffee (even decaffeinated coffee), and calcium. The intestinal phase is mediated by distention and proteins". Laura