Unravel the mysterious milk in gastric management

 Written by LAW JIA JUIN

There are many articles, forums and websites on the net debating on the usage of milk for gastric acid. Some said milk should be avoided during a gastric attack while some claimed that milk is a good reliever for gastric. No doubt ,milk is a good reliever for the pain caused by acute/ sudden gastric attack .

Firstly, it is an effective buffering agent for acid in stomach , secondly ,the protein in it feed as a food to prevent the digestion of stomach wall by oversecreted acid.

Despiting that milk is a good short term reliever to acute gastric attack , it is not used as a long term approaches for gastric treatment or prevention ,this is bcz milk is high in protein ,it can induce gastric secretion, for long term prevention of gastric attack water is a better choice than milk. Though eating garlic is also thought to be a good preventative measure, but most of the gastrointestinal specialist suggested that garlic can worsen the situation of patient with GI problem.

People with frequent gastric attack and reflux is advised to undergo specialized diagnosis for peptic ulcer and peptic cancer, in order to localize the area and site of treatment, since there are many different type of ulcer and caused ,involving those caused by bacterial eg H.pylori bacterial.

AUTHOR : H.PYLORI CAUSED OVERSECRETIN OF GASTRIC ACID AND ALSO CAUSED DAMAGES TO STOMACH WALL, LEADING TO ULCER OR PERFOLATION

Conclusion, drink a cup of milk or take other antacid  ONLY WHEN the pain is extreme during an acute attack, following WITH plenty of water. This is a symptomatic treatment. Diagnosis for underlying causes are critical, do not hesitate to see a doctor to sort out the culprit of gastric and ulcer pain, having a regular diet and living lifestyle is also important to increase the prognosis of treatment.


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