Question 1

what foods increase stomach acid?

Accepted Answer

: This is a great question because what you eat has far less to do with acid reflux than how and how much you eat. Overeating is the main cause. Sleeping on your right side aggravates the problem because the stomach is suspended from its greater curvature allowing its contents to dump into the esophagus. Forget what causes it, the food that best prevents and alleviates reflux is mustard.

Question 2

what is the cause/what are the causes of stomach acid?

Accepted Answer

Natural: Your stomach normally produces hydrochloric acid through a proton pump in the parietal cell.

Question 3

would stress low stomach acid?

Accepted Answer

No: Usually stress is associated  witha decrease in the stomach ph and an increase in acid production.

Question 4

will buttermilk help with stomach acid?

Accepted Answer

Milk: Will relieve initially but increase acid production about an hour later because of protein content. Better to use otc antacid like malox or gaviscon.

Question 5

can excess stomach acid cause diarrhoea?

Accepted Answer

Gastrinoma: Yes, diarrhea is anticipated in a condition called zollinger-ellison syndrome, in which excessive acid production by a gastrinoma tumor promotes diarrhea by a number of mechanisms. In the average person with acid indigestion without an associated gastrinoma, the answer is however no.

Question 6

what would be appropriate to eat or drink for stomach acid?

Accepted Answer

REFLUX: Stay away from the following items.

Stored orange juice
carbonated beverages
fried and fatty food
citrus fruits
tobacco
alcohol;
mint
choclate.

Question 7

is gastritis caused by to much or to little stomach acid?

Accepted Answer

Neither: Gastritis is a condition in which the stomach is irritated or inflamed due to erosion of the lining. Various causes include stress, infection, use of anti-inflammatory medications, chronic vomiting, excess alcohol use, and bile reflux.  Bile is the digestive substance made by  the liver.  Acid reflux is backflow of stomach acid into the esophagus.  Often hard to distinguish because of overlap.

Question 8

will stomach acid dissolve a small peice of plastic like lego?

Accepted Answer

Stomach acid/lego: A plastic lego will not usually dissolve in stomach acid.  If you swallowed a small lego and it did not choke you, then it probably passed into the stomach.  It most likely will pass through your intestines and appear in your poop.  If it does get stuck, you will have problems.  Discuss this with your parents.  Check your poop.  Tell your parents what happened and tell them if you are having pain.

Question 9

if i swallowed a very small piece of aluminum, can my stomach acid dissolve it?

Accepted Answer

No: If you look in basic chemistry. Acid does not really dissolve aluminum. It should pass undigested through your gastrointestinal tract.

Question 10

will the medicine that blocks stomach acid hinder me from properly digesting food?

Accepted Answer

No: Many women need this in pregnancy just to eat and keep food down.

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