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But an alkaline diet preferred. (The acid from lemons, vegetables etc turning our stomachs alklaline)
An alkaline diet is recommended for osteoporosis and yet we need stomach acid to properly digest the nutrients in food and supplements.
I am getting really confused. Can someone shed a light for me please?
What should I be hoping for in my urine ph samples?
Thanks all!
Celiac disease Crohn's disease Aciphex Nexium Osteoporosis Zantac Prilosec
A lack of acid in your stomach (not the rest of your body) means you do not digest nutrients well. The proton pump inhibitors such as Zantac, Tagemet, Nexium, Prilosec, and Aciphex temporarily cut down the acid produced in order for a stomach inflammation to heal. But they also prevent the absorption of the vitamins and minerals you need to build strong bones. This is why people with gastro problems such as celiac disease, Crohn's disease, gastritis or other intestinal or stomach surgeries tend to get osteoporosis. Or one of the reasons why.
I was hoping for an answer that explains how you can put citric acid (lemon ,lime, any citrus fruit) into your stomach which had hydrochloric acid and produce an alkali. How can you keep stomach acidic and make this acid alkaline after it leaves your stomach into the intestine and finally into your blood.
Miracle of chemisrty or woodoo?
http://www.angelfire.com/az/sthurston/acid_alkaline_foods_list.html
The above URL will give you some of the info you are seeking. They do explain why citrus can be helpful. I wish they would have listed an affiliation of some sort, but I found the info interesting.
That's actually a pretty good link. Thanks for posting. It does a fairly good explanation for you, Catkin...much better than I can do.
My understanding of this stuff is slim at best, but here goes:
Digestion doesn't just happen in the stomach. In fact, the bulk of it happens in the intestines. The stomach is just where food gets broken down enough to be absorbable. So eating alkalizing foods is not going to make the stomach acid less acidic.
My understanding is that alkalizing foods leave an ash in your body AFTER they've been broken down (must be somewhere in the intestines). So it's not like a lemon becomes alkalizing the minute it hits your stomach. A lemon is a lemon. It's the residue the lemon leaves after going through the process of digestion that is alkaline.
Like a piece of wood is a piece of wood until it's been burned in fire, and then it isn't wood anymore, it's ash.
The chemical processes in the body change the make up of things. And I really can't think of a good example. Like baking soda is one thing, and vinegar is another, but you mix them together and you've got a bubbly, fizzy concoction you can clear your sink pipes with. Does that make sense?
On the internet, the best explanation I could find was this:
"Foods are classified as acid-forming or alkalizing depending on the effect they have on the body. An acid-forming food contributes hydrogen ions to the body, making it more acidic. An alkalizing food removes hydrogen ions from the body, making it more alkaline. It is important to note that this classification is based on the EFFECT foods have on the body AFTER digestion, not on their own intrinsic acidity or alkalinity (or how they taste to us). A common misconception is that if a food tastes acidic, it has an acid-forming effect on the body. This is not necessarily true. Very often, an acidic-tasting food is alkalizing. Citric fruits are a good example. People say that lemons, for example, are "too acidic"; however, they are actually alkalizing because the minerals they leave behind after digestion help remove hydrogen ions, decreasing the acidity of the body. (Many people use the term "residue" or "ash" to explain the effect of a food on the body. A food with an acid ash after digestion contributes hydrogen ions, making the body more acidic; a food with an alkaline ash after digestion removes hydrogen ions, making the body more alkaline.)"
Hope that helps,
Raye
Unfortunately those lists contradict themselves on some foods
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