What happens to ionic silver when it is ingested?
When an ionic silver solution is ingested, it first enters the stomach where it encounters hydrochloric acid (HCL) that aids in digesting food. The hydrochloric acid provides a vast abundance of chloride ions which have an enormous attraction to the silver ions because they have the opposite ionic charge. It is virtually impossible to prevent the chloride ions from combining with the silver ions to form the compound silver chloride. If ionic silver were able to enter the bloodstream it would encounter a high chloride environment because blood serum typically contains about 3500 parts per million of chloride due to the potassium and sodium chloride content. The chloride in the bloodstream would combine with the silver ions to form silver chloride. Silver chloride is an insoluble salt that does not dissolve inside the body once it has formed. The silver chloride either formed in the bloodstream or absorbed into the bloodstream after forming in the stomach is eliminated by the kidneys and
