What should i take when i suffer from acidity and indigestion and why(in terms of chemistry)?
The ph value of stomach is 7.4,which is slightly acidic to facilitate digestion as well as destroy ingested harmful bacteria.7 is neutral,below 7 is alkaline and above 7 acidic.At regular meal times the stomach walls secrete hydrochloric acid,enzymes etc.and if you don’t eat or eat fried food,heavy to digest foods like over eating of meat,very spicy food,junk food regularly,smoke or take alcohol or alcoholic beverages-which are all gastric irritants-there is excessive acid secretion resulting into hyper acidity.Antacids will only neutralise the excessive acid in the stomach and will not stop or reduce the acid secretion,whereas medicines from anti-acid peptic ulcerant group like rinetidine,omiprazole,rabiprazole or pantaprazole,when taken half to one hour before meal on empty stomach will regulate acid Supply and stop hyper acidity effectively.
