How do Tums make us feel better? (And why do they make us burp?)

30/01/2025 27 min Episodio 114
How do Tums make us feel better? (And why do they make us burp?)

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#114 Rebroadcast
Tums, alka seltzer, and other antacids: they're simple, they've been around for a long time, but they're a tried and true method for helping our stomachs. But how do they work? What's the chemistry behind these unsung heroes?
 
References from this episode

Chemistry Julia Burdge
Biochemistry 4th edition by Garret & Grisham
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-carbonation-time/
http://websites.umich.edu/~chemstu/content_weeks/F_06_Week10/p848.pdf
https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/outreach/celebrating-chemistry-editions/2021-ncw/fizz-race.html
https://youtu.be/7VJ4cRWCpDw?t=1s

 
 
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