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10th o April, 2008
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The stomach naturally secretes Hydrochloric Acid (HCI), which works hand in hand with the protein compounds called enzymes to digest food. As a secondary benefit, HCI does a great job in dealing with potentially harmful bacteria that is swallowed with the food.
Some people worry that the prescription drugs used for reflux in babies to reduce the amount of acid in the stomach, will affect the stomachas ability to digest food properly. Although some drugs to slow down the natural process of secreting HCI, the stomach never completely stops and will alwyas produce sufficient stomach acids to digest foods.
Some drugs act to neutralise the stomach acid, which has nobearing it's ability to act on digested foods. They simply make the stomach acids less irritating for the oesophagus.
(Source: Ken DeVault, MD, Carol Ann Rinzler)
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