how do we get our stomach's to breakdown our food more!?

i have been eating homemade veggie soup all week and the veggies are so soft in the soup - yet i still am seeing chunks of carrots and leafy veggies in my stools! i just don't get it and i still can't believe i am this sick.

i am having an i feel sorry for myself week. just really depressed. i am so tired of being sick and just want some type of sign that i am getting better. i feel better then i did months ago - much better - yet i am afraid i am only preventing symptoms but not healing. i know this probably isn't true but i am feeling hopeless and depressed the last few days.

i am afraid my stomach acid is extremely low - what do i take to help with that?

does undigested food in stools absolutely mean you have leaky gut? how can you tell if you do or don't have that? thanks.