Question

The goal of antacid therapy is

a. Decrease concentration of acid in gastric juice
b. Gastric pH 3.5 and 7
c. Increase concentration of acid
d. Both 1 and 2​

Answer 1

Answer:

Decrease concentration of acid in gastric juice

Explanation:

The antacids reduce the acid reaching the duodenum by neutralizing the acid present in the stomach.

Answer 2

The goal of antacid therapy is to a)Decrease concentration of acid in gastric juice.

Acid reflux and remedies

• Stomach acid-neutralizing agents or antacids are collections of medications which help to kill the corrosive substances(acids) of the stomach.
• Stomach antacids are feeble bases that on intake alleviate the acidity of the gastric solvents. A base is any substance that can kill a corrosive.
• Acid neutralizers are the substances most ordinarily utilized by the patients to acquire quick alleviation from dyspepsia. They raise the basicity of the gastric juices.
• Antacids additionally increment the tone of the lower oesophageal sphincter and thus diminishes the reflux of the corrosive and gastric items into the throat.

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