Antacids can make you feel even more full and bloated. When you eat, your stomach produces hydrochloric acid. Antacids, which contain bases, neutralize this acid. However, this chemical reaction releases carbon dioxide, which can cause bloating and gas.
Eating stimulates the stomach to produce hydrochloric acid. Antacids neutralize this acid using bases. The neutralization reaction produces carbon dioxide. This carbon dioxide can lead to bloating and a feeling of fullness. So there...
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Gotta watch out for those antacids. After all, TUMS spelled backwards is . . . SMUT. (!)
ReplyDeleteWell, yeah, but. SOME antacids are carbonates, and do make CO2 with acid. But. The actual amount of CO2 from an antacid tablet is fairly small (reportedly 60 ml) and CO2 is fairly soluble in water (better in cold water). And gas in the gut will get out (burrrrrp!). A really full stomach can hold more than 2 liters (4 is usually taken as the outer limit), so 60 ml of gas would add about 1-2% to the total volume. Not a lot. Taken altogether, this is one of those 'sorta true but not very' statements. If it were a real issue, carbonate antacids would be minor players or avoided altogether.
ReplyDeleteFurther, there's another class of antacids. These are hydroxides (or even stranger things like subsalicylates, not really antacids at all). The aluminum or magnesium hydroxides don't release CO2 at all, but some of those antacids are solutions. And too much magnesium can produce a laxative effect, so there's that.
A little gem of info big pharma doesn't want you to know for those having to take proton pump inhibitors for acid reflux with all the negative side effects such as kidney problems, and incomplete digestion.
ReplyDeleteThe small passage that allows stomach acid to rise up into the throat is controlled by PH. It stays open until the PH rises, meaning that the more acid in the stomach, the better it stays closed. Adding acid by taking Betaine (hydrochloric acid + pepsin) works to stop the reflux. I completely eliminated Omeprazole in one week using Betaine just before bedtime. Now I only take it when I eat something that has always given me trouble such as ice cream or really fatty foods.