Its common that whenever someone is down with gastritis, one would ask them to consume milk. What a myth!
Do you know that milk would worsen the case instead of relieving it? Okay, not really worsen but its true to a certain extend depending on what milk.
Fact #1. Milk is (slightly) acidic! Most milk has a pH of around 5.5 or 6 which is deemed slightly acidic (neutral = pH 7). So, slightly acidic substance definitely would not aid in relieving the already overproduced (acidic) gastric juice. Unless you can find the alkaline milk (magnesium milk)
Fact #2. Milk = lactose. Lactose, when left reacting with the (overproduction of) gastric juices (HCl), one of the end-products would be CO2 because fermentation would take place. Do you know that most of the time, these 'gases' are the one that causes your gastric pain? I'm sure your doctor would prescribe you drugs to relieve the wind colic whenever you have this pain. So, that's the point! Why do you want to produce even more gases when we were supposed to take in something to remove the gases?
Fact #3. Non-lactose milk are not milk. Some "brilliant" people would then suggest that one should then take a lactose-free milk. By the way, when its lactose-free, its not called milk anymore (please refer to Fact #2)! No lactose = no milk. Then, stop calling these lactose-free product as milk! They can be called beverages, drinks, consumable products or whatever but not milk!
In conclusion, when you have gastritis attacks, dont take milk! (But no coffee too okay!)
5 comments:
but but... i always take milk when i have gastric pains... and it sorta calms it... -____-"""
Haha really? Thats because you don't have anything in your stomach at all. It'd help also la, at least less pain when you're full (gastric could be cause by the upper part of your stomach or the lower/ileum part; yours belongs to the upper part). So generally they'll help a little but if you take non-lactose milk or rather Magnesium milk, they'd help you even more! :)
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Is it ok if we take aluminium oxide? Does it like, harms the brain or something? :)
Hello Just Pass By,
Umm, I believe you're talking about consuming aluminum oxide as one of the aluminum compound for antacid?
Well, if one's taking aluminum oxide alone in a large dosage it might harm the brain a little as it can pass through the Blood-Brain Barrier BUT usually.
However, in the case of antacid, they're usually present as aluminum glycinate (aluminum oxide + amino acid glycine), so they're not harmful.
Plus, its only take only in a small amount for a short term to neutralize the acid. But it'll be a different story altogether if one takes it everyday for life (:
Hope it answers your question
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