Are you eating a lot of pineapple? These are fibers, but something is not right, and could be an issue of enzymatic break-down of certain foods. The gastric PH, if we go with these simplistic results, show slightly higher than normal. If there is an organism involved, it is not animal, from what I can see. That doesn't mean there are no parasites, but could mean something microscopic is going on as well. What other symptoms do you both display? And what specific symptoms does you husband have? Shroom