The last 4 days I have had a low - moderate burning sensation 1 and a half inches above my belly button. It's more of a burning feeling with a little bit of a sourness. I've had loose to diarrheaish stools, and tons of gas/bloating. I noticed the burning sensation worsened with the use of bentaine hcl. I've not noticed any unusual coloring of the stools, or really any other symptoms. I thought I was making progress! This is frustrating and my stress probably won't help now.
Any ideas what this could be?
It sounds more like something in the intestines, not the stomach. Most likely a mild infection causing some inflammation.
I recommend lots of kefir to begin with to wipe out any pathogens that may be present, and slippery elm or marshmallow root combined with some licorice root and yucca root to help coat and sooth the intestines and to reduce any inflammation.