Stomach Acid

Today I am going to talk about stomach acid, HCl or gastric juice. Whatever you want to call it!

As for me, I will stick with stomach acid. This liquid inside of our stomachs is very important as it helps to digest foods, and help with absorption of certain vitamins such as B12. It performs multiple of functions!

However, as it is very important to have it INSIDE of your stomach, it is equally important NOT to have it OUTSIDE of your stomach!

Have you ever experienced that burning sensation after eating when suddenly foods that you ate bounce back into your throat and mouth? Well, that’s stomach acid to you!

Somewhere between our stomach and our throat we have special “gates” which prevent the reflux of the stomach acid back into the throat. However, when those “gate” get damaged, the burning sensation from regurgitation can occur.

You are probably wondering: “what can I possibly do to damage those gates?!” The answer is simple! TOO MUCH of certain foods can cause that damage: too much chocolate, spicy foods, fatty foods, caffeine and acidic foods. Also ALCOHOL and SMOKING damage your “gates” and causes the reflux of stomach acid into the mouth (heartburn).

Most importantly, with time your throat and mouth can become so burned by the stomach acid that you would not be able to eat without pain and then it becomes a real problem!

What do you have to do? Avoid:  too much chocolate, spicy foods, fatty foods, caffeine, acidic foods. Also ALCOHOL and SMOKING!!!

REMEMBER, all foods are good in moderation but when you overdose with those foods

= it would cause health problems!

Here is a little experiment for you to see that stomach acid can burn your throat because it is

very very  strong!!!

I need: salt, vinegar, and some dull pennies

Here are my pennies, perfectly dull and not shiny at all!

Now I combine salt and vinegar to get same substance that stomach acid is made of : HCl

Then I rub the coin with newly made HCL for about 15-20 seconds

Look what happens! My dull coin was transformed into bright and shiny coin!

THINK about it!

If stomach acid (HCl) can do THAT to a coin, can you imagine what it can do to your throat!!!!

Choose milk over coffee, choose fruits over chocolate, have spicy/acidic foods less often!

DONT smoke or drink alcohol!

Enjoy healthy life!!!