BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Alka-Seltzer, Bismuth Subsalicylate, Sodium Bicarbonate
16 May 2016
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Many people confuse stomach problems ! w/ heart attach ! Some carbs broken down in stomach! starch -----> (gastric amylase)--------> glucose! Do not work in presence of acid! Hcl + nahco3 -----------> nacl + h2o + co2! Hcl + nahco3 ---------> nacl + h2o + co2 (gas)! Citric acid + nahco3 --------> sodium citrate + h2o + co2! Taking a tsp of nahco3 same effect! Good to take as a nutritional supplement! Issue w/ valve at top of stomach! Presence of these metals can harm body over time! Regulating acid production is safer for chronic treatment! Histamine (only one used for drugs) ! Histamine antagonists already exist (ex. antihistamines for allergies)! Me too drugs --> different side effects pro le! Stomach acid can be reduced at the source! Omeprazol was the rst stomach acid (proton pump) inhibitor ! Our bodies are asymmetric - handed"! cytosinvertis: everything inverted (layout of internal organs)!
