Aluminum and Magnesium Hydroxide

Alamag; Aludrox; Di-Gel; Maalox; Magnalox; Mylanta; Rulox

An antacid is any substance, generally a base, which counteracts stomach acidity. In other words, antacids are stomach acid neutralisers. Action mechanism Antacids relieve the pain of peptic ulcers. They perform a neutralization reaction, i.e. they buffer gastric acid, raising the pH to reduce acidity in the stomach. When the gastric hydrochloric acid reaches the nerves in the gastrointestinal mucosa, they signal pain to the central nervous system. This happens when these nerves are expo ...