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Biochemistry

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ISBN:9781319114671

Author:Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.

Publisher:Lubert Stryer, Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Gregory J. Gatto Jr.

Chapter1: Biochemistry: An Evolving Science

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When you take Sodium Bicarbonate for an upset stomach, you:

a. should expect to burp CO2 gas.

b. should also take Sodium Aluminum Phosphate.

c. are inhibiting the yeast in your stomach that is converting lactose into alcohol.

d. are using a “buffering agent” to alter the pH to a level near the buffering agent’s “balance point”.

e. are neutralizing the acid that is escaping from your stomach into your esophagus

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During the stomach problems such as indigestion results in heartburn, sourness, and gas formation in the stomach. All these issues can be successfully treated with the medications. There are several oral medications are available to treat an upset stomach.

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