When you take Sodium Bicarbonate (Na + HCO 3 - ) for an upset stomach, you: a. should expect to burp CO2 gas b. should also take Sodium Aluminum Phosphate (Na+Al+PO4=) c. are inhibiting the yeast in...

1. 
   When you take Sodium Bicarbonate (Na
   +
   
   HCO
   3
   -
   ) for an upset stomach, you:

a. should expect to burp CO2 gas

b. should also take Sodium Aluminum Phosphate (Na+Al+PO4=)

c. are inhibiting the yeast in your stomach that is converting lactose into alcohol

d. are using a “buffering agent” to alter the pH to a level near the buffering agent’s “balance point” (also known as “pKa”)

e. are neutralizing the acid (HCl) that is escaping from your stomach into your esophagus