Dear Amr,
Indigestion is a problem you would have in the stomach which can cause heartburn due to stomach acid you contain. Indigestion is caused when stomach acid enters your gullet! Antacids are medicines that can neutralize stomach acid. They are used too relieve acid indigestion, upset stomachs, sour stomach and heartburn in your body. There are many types of active ingredients in antacids and they are aluminum hydroxide, calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide and sodium bicarbonate. Sometimes they also contain simethicone which can get rid of your gas pain. Some of the antacids in the market that they are selling now and something that could help you with problems of indigestion are Alka-Seltzer, Maalox, Mylenta, Tums and Rolaids and the last two are the most effective out of all of them. The different types of antacid are liquid ones and the medicine ones. Baking soda is an alkali and since it is, it can be used to relieve acid indigestion and is an antacid because of that. Some antacids could have side effects and they would contain aluminum hydroxide or magnesium and could cause you constipation or diarrhea.So be careful in which one you choose. When you would be taking your antacids don't take them for more them for more than two weeks or it could start causing problems. Some antacids that contain magnesium hydroxide or sodium bicarbonate dissolve fast and are very effective that's why baking soda can be used as an antacid too.
References:
http://www.faqs.org/health/topics/50/Antacids.html
http://www.patient.co.uk/health/antacids
http://www.rxlist.com/antacids-page5/drugs-condition.htm
http://www.m.webmd.com/heartburn-ger/antacids-for-gaestroesophageal-reflux-disease-gerd
http://www.cod.edu/dept/chem/poc/Experiments/Antacid-02/antacid.htm
Indigestion is a problem you would have in the stomach which can cause heartburn due to stomach acid you contain. Indigestion is caused when stomach acid enters your gullet! Antacids are medicines that can neutralize stomach acid. They are used too relieve acid indigestion, upset stomachs, sour stomach and heartburn in your body. There are many types of active ingredients in antacids and they are aluminum hydroxide, calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide and sodium bicarbonate. Sometimes they also contain simethicone which can get rid of your gas pain. Some of the antacids in the market that they are selling now and something that could help you with problems of indigestion are Alka-Seltzer, Maalox, Mylenta, Tums and Rolaids and the last two are the most effective out of all of them. The different types of antacid are liquid ones and the medicine ones. Baking soda is an alkali and since it is, it can be used to relieve acid indigestion and is an antacid because of that. Some antacids could have side effects and they would contain aluminum hydroxide or magnesium and could cause you constipation or diarrhea.So be careful in which one you choose. When you would be taking your antacids don't take them for more them for more than two weeks or it could start causing problems. Some antacids that contain magnesium hydroxide or sodium bicarbonate dissolve fast and are very effective that's why baking soda can be used as an antacid too.
References:
http://www.faqs.org/health/topics/50/Antacids.html
http://www.patient.co.uk/health/antacids
http://www.rxlist.com/antacids-page5/drugs-condition.htm
http://www.m.webmd.com/heartburn-ger/antacids-for-gaestroesophageal-reflux-disease-gerd
http://www.cod.edu/dept/chem/poc/Experiments/Antacid-02/antacid.htm
Dear Mehul,
ReplyDeleteThis is a very good piece of writing and I especially like when you mentioned the side effects of antacids. Next time try to include that indigestion is EXCESS stomach acid and the reasons of having indigestion such as eating too fast. Also try to reference using the Harvard system because it is a BIG part of your marks. Overall this piece of writing is pretty good and keep up the good work! By Amr Kanan
Thanks!
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