Here is an interesting take on how stomach acid can actually damage the lungs.
Also, low stomach acid is actually the cause of GERD because it causes the spincter muscle to relax resulting pathogens infiltrating the area.
Iodine increases our stomach acid. Another connection to iodine deficiency, GERD and Lung diseases.
http://curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=829504#i
Interesting:
DRUG RESISTANCE: Strains have been found to show resistance to antibodies such as clarithromycin, erythromycin, ofloxacin, and metronidazole, and show low levels of resistance to tetracycline, amoxicillin, fluoroquinolones, and rifabutin
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISINFECTANTS: Readily inactivated by free chlorine, iodine treatments can inhibit its vacuolation toxin activity (22), thus practices used for treating drinking water, apart from ozonolysis, should be sufficient for disinfecting H. pylori as well (13). Exposing H. pylori to 1.1mg/L residual chlorine for 45 minutes is enough to eradicate the pathogen (biocidal properties of chlorine are optimized at lower pH levels, such as around
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/lab-bio/res/psds-ftss/heli-pylori-eng.php