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acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)
an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) (同)gastric antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid

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Antacids and dietary supplements with an influence on the gastric pH increase the risk for food sensitization.

Pali-Schöll I1, Herzog R, Wallmann J, Szalai K, Brunner R, Lukschal A, Karagiannis P, Diesner SC, Jensen-Jarolim E.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology.Clin Exp Allergy.2010 Jul;40(7):1091-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03468.x. Epub 2010 Mar 4.
BACKGROUND: Elevation of the gastric pH increases the risk for sensitization against food allergens by hindering protein breakdown. This can be caused by acid-suppressing medication like sucralphate, H2-receptor blockers and proton pump inhibitors, as shown in recent murine experimental and human ob
PMID 20214670

Bokemeyer B1, Vogt U, Stadler R, Wagner S.
Leber, Magen, Darm.Leber Magen Darm.1996 Nov;26(6):320, 323-4.
The case of a patient with diffuse white furs in the whole esophagus is described. Esophagoscopy was suggestive of the presence of a wide-spread Candida esophagitis. The histologic and cultural examinations excluded Candida esophagitis and did not show unequivocal pathologic alterations. Detailed an
PMID 9082114

Müller P1, Marinis E, Dammann HG, Simon B.
Arzneimittel-Forschung.Arzneimittelforschung.1989 Sep;39(9):1169-70.
The protective action of an magnesium-aluminum-antacid (Mucal-Gel) against acute doses of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) was studied in healthy subjects (n = 30) by a double-blind cross-over method. The severity of the lesion was determined by endoscopy. In the corresponding placebo experiments, severe
PMID 2590271