The term, "Passive Digestion" (PD), was coined by Jonathan Troy Hull in his book, "Health - Overcoming Fatigue & Chronic Illness" (Hull Publishing, 2011), to describe the upper digestive response of individuals with gastritis-induced chronic fatigue. Passive Digestion (contrasted by "Active Digestion", also coined by Hull in the same book) occurs when stomach acid is buffered by foods that do not trigger Active Digestion, and the acid-secretion response of the stomach penetrates the gut lining and interferes with the delicate pH balance of the blood, causing symptoms of fatigue and malaise.
Hull contends that by understanding how foods trigger "Active" and "Passive" digestion, then people with chronic fatigue and design menus accordingly and recover from their symptoms of fatigue, as well as other chronic illnesses that are rooted in weak digestion and absorption.
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