METHOD OF PREVENTING GASTROINTESTINAL UPSET

摘要

A method of preventing or reducing gastrointestinal distress caused by excess acid production resulting from eating acid-inducing foods is disclosed. The method comprises ingesting an antacid prior to eating a meal containing acid-inducing foods. The antiacid compound can be calcium carbonate or an aluminium-containing material such as dihydroxy aluminium sodium carbonate or aluminium hydroxide, the latter compound possibly being in admixture with calcium carbonate.