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What is in Antacid tablets that make them relive stomach pain?
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Tums, it contains calcium carbonate
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How do anticid tablets make you feel better?
They make you feel better, because they get rid of the acid in your stomach that you don't need and this would be neutralizing the acid in your stomach to make you feel better. When the antacid tablet goes into your stomach if fights the acid and gets rid of it. Gaviscon is a type of antacid tablet.
What elements make up antacid tablets?
The main ingredient in antacid tablets is calcium carbonate, also known as calcite or chalk. Calcium neutralizes the acid when taken.
If an antacid is dissolved in water is the solution acid base or neutral?
Antacid is a base. They are designed for acid build up in your stomach, and when an acid (stomach acid) is mixed with the base (antacid) it causes a neutral substance in your stomach, and that's how it gets rid of the build up. This process is called neutralization (when bases and acids react).
What are the advantages and the disadvantages of taking an antacid pill whole?
the advantages of taking antacid pill is that you get rid heart burn or any stomach suggestion but the disadvatges of taking antacid pills are the side effects. of courses people know that but just make sure and read the side effects
How do you make stomach powder for dairy cattle?
Stomach powder for dairy cattle is made by crushing up antacid pill. The powder can then be administered directly to the cow or via a liquid given by mouth.
Does heat make tablets dissolve faster?
Not necessarily. It depends of what type. In your stomach it will probably need liquid solutions and movement
Is antacid an alkali?
all antacids are natural. However if you are thinking of something that comes directly out of the ground Try chalk it is a base and reacts with acid turning it into salt and water.
Will an antacid help with food poisoning?
No, antacids repress stomach acid production and balance out Pepsin and HA. That's good for things like GERD, but not for food poisoning. Stomach acid is a big defense against germs, and if you're on antacids, you have less stomach acid. Point is, antacids can actually worsen food poisoning and make you more susceptible to it.
Can enzyplex tablets make urine yellow?
lex tablets can be pound
What chemical compound is found in all indigestion tablets?
magnesium hydroxide or calcium hydroxide. ------- Indigestion tablets (antacids) may contain: CaCO3, MgCO3, Al(OH)3, Mg(OH)2, NaHCO3, KHCO3, etc. All these substances dissolved make an alkaline solution - to neutralize the excess of hydrochloric acid from the stomach and to control of the gastric pH.
Why does alka-seltzer help an upset stomach feel better?
Alka-Seltzer includes aspirin and sodium bicarbonate in its ingredients. A stomach feels upset due to acid. Alka-Seltzer works as a base to neutralize the acid.
Why do you have to take certain tablets with food?
You have to take certain (most) tablets with food because it helps you keep it down. For say you did not take a tablet with food and you should have it may make you nauseas, queasy, give you a stomach ache, or even vomiting can occur sometimes. Hope I answered your question
