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Page 1: Stomach Acidity By Noor Salama 7C. What is Stomach Acidity? Well basically, Stomach acid is in our stomach. It's a big part of the digestive process that

Stomach Acidity

By Noor Salama 7C

Page 2: Stomach Acidity By Noor Salama 7C. What is Stomach Acidity? Well basically, Stomach acid is in our stomach. It's a big part of the digestive process that

What is Stomach Acidity?

• Well basically, Stomach acid is in our stomach.

• It's a big part of the digestive process that breaks down foods and then sorts them out into the right place

Page 3: Stomach Acidity By Noor Salama 7C. What is Stomach Acidity? Well basically, Stomach acid is in our stomach. It's a big part of the digestive process that

Hyper acidity Problems

1. Heartburn

2. Vomiting 3. A heavy feeling, as if the food is just sitting

in the stomach in a lump

Page 4: Stomach Acidity By Noor Salama 7C. What is Stomach Acidity? Well basically, Stomach acid is in our stomach. It's a big part of the digestive process that

Medications used to treat gastric hyper acidity

• An antacid is a substance which neutralizes stomach acidity

• It can work by two ways: either direct by increasing the PH of the stomach or by blocking the secretion of acid from the gastric cell.

• E.g: Magnesium oxide (zinctac) e.t.c

Page 5: Stomach Acidity By Noor Salama 7C. What is Stomach Acidity? Well basically, Stomach acid is in our stomach. It's a big part of the digestive process that

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• This is all you need to know about the stomach acidity

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