Re: The mystery of the stomach acid vs. base O/T

Very much useful here, as normally the acid / base knowledge are kind of simplified, either or, kind of. While this explains the different zones, some acid some base; together they make a working unit.

- I never heard of Pishinger's space before, or "Brunner's glands (between the pylorus and the junctions of the bile and pancreatic ducts), Lieberkuhn's glands in the liver and its bile with its strong acid binding capabilities"
-even after 2 years of medical basic education. So we have glands few knows about, how cool;)

At the end of the article / blog, it loose some, as it claim only one diet to be the right one. It repels me, but the first half is outstanding education IMO.

Your explanation makes it easier to digest;
"Stomach is really not an alkalizing organ, everybody knows that inside the stomach is acid. The bicarbonate is what goes to the blood on the outside of the stomach, so it makes acid inside and alkaline outside for a net pH result change of zero, it is ideally a neutral organ in its net effect. The more bicarbonate made, the more HCL made. HCL is made in response to demand and when demand is high then more bicarbonate is generated. The fate of the bicarbonate ion
is decomposition by loss of CO2 in the lungs and the remaining sodium, potassium or other positive ions present suddenly have a need for a negative counterion. This is why a little chloride is helpful, but other negative ions like phosphates, sulfates, acetates, etc. can function in that regard also. The main thing is to understand more about the connective collagen tissue of Schade"

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