Question

What is the acid which is produced in our stomach? What will happen if there is an excess of acid in the stomach? How can the effect of excess of acid in the stomach be cured?

Answer 1

Hint:
Concentrated hydrochloric acid is produced in our stomach which absorbs nutrients. This breaks down the food. When there is an excess of acid in the stomach the person will feel irritations and this can be cured by the use of antacids.

Complete step by step answer:
The stomach may be a muscular hollow organ. It takes in food from the esophagus (gullet or food pipe), mixes it, breaks it down, then passes it on to the tiny intestine in small portions.
The entire gastrointestinal system is formed from one muscular tube extending from the mouth to the anus. The stomach is an enlarged pouch-like section of this alimentary canal. it is located on the left side of the upper abdomen and shaped somewhat like an oversized comma, with its bulge remarking to the left.
Hydrochloric acid is produced by the stomach to absorb nutrients in the stomach and also breaks down the food and digestive enzymes break the proteins. Hydrochloric acid also kills the bacteria which came with the food into the stomach.
Sometimes there is an excess of acid present in the stomach it is said to be acidity. During acidity, the person will feel burning, irritations and vomiting in the stomach. It can also cause ulcers because the excess acid can erode the mucus. This excess of acid can be reduced by the use of antacids or base which makes the amount of acid in the stomach to decrease. This will neutralize the effect of excess acid in the stomach.

Note:
The antacids or base which can be used to neutralize the effect of excess acid are milk of magnesia, sodium hydrogen carbonate, magnesium hydroxide. The stomach produces more acid due to the hormone gastrin. The hormone gastrin tells the stomach to produce more acid in the stomach which gives birth to many diseases of the stomach.