Is calcium bicarbinate good for acid reflux?

Answer 1

Good & bad!

I don't know "calcium" bicarb"i"nate. (Typo &/or mix_up?)

I know,

sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3, =Na.H.CO3, baking soda),

neutralizes acid (=good)

but overdose is bad (=causes cramps within 2 days).

..Because..

Carbonates (CO3) are unstable,

non_biological molecules (e.g. CaCO3, MgCO3,

simple chemicals, that the body uses imediately, =too fast)

which create cramps up to 2 days later (after taking),

as they decompose in the tissue,

into something more stable.

In

Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)

&/or

Magnesium carbonate (MgCO3):

the carbonate can be neutralized

with a biological (food) acid

like lemon juice (at least 15 minutes, before eating, bubbles off the CO2 gas)

so they don't cause cramps;

but won't neutralize much stomach acid either.

They are used for improving weak bones (Calcium deficiency, Osteoporosis).

I hope that helps (put you back on the right track),

& solve the confusion.

I assume you've mix up 2 different molecules (for treating acid)

(a calcium, & a bicarbonate (instead of carbinate))

& come up with a new chemical

which isn't very popular.

Here I've suggested both of those 2 methods, above.

Wiki says:

Sodium bicarbonate mixed with water can be used as anantacid (=anti_acid)

to treat acid indigestion andheartburn.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_bicarbonate

Name improvement: would be

"Sodium Hydrogen" Carbonate

where carbonate is Carbon tri_oxide, or Carbon "tri_Oxygen".

="Sodium Hydrogen Carbon tri_Oxygen".

Wiki has a page for

Calcium bicarbonate (Ca(HCO3)2),

which is "water hardness"

producing (hard white) "scale" in pipes

& "stone" in cave rivers etc. (stalactites, stalagmites,)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_bicarbonate

It's a very mild antacid,

which will probably give kidney stones, when taken a long time.

That's a common (overdose) problem

from eating too much (wrong=non_biological) calcium.

Summary

You probably meant:

"Sod"ium, instead of

"Calc"ium; &

Bicarb"o"nate, instead of

Bicarb"i"nate.