The Science Behind Antacids (TUMS)

In the past, I have used TUMS to help treat heartburn, but I never really thought about how it worked and figured it was just a base that neutralized the acid. In this video, we explore buffers and acid-base equilibrium to learn how these antacids really work.
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[@dadezgambino177]

I have heartburn right now and took two tums. Was curious of how it works and I'm here now. Thanks for teaching me something I didn't know brotha ✊🏽

[@aboomer420]

I was just watching that video you did for Tom Scott a few years ago and i came to your channel, and holy crap you became a man!

[@matthewbenn9363]

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[@saperoi]

me too

[@comedyhub2828]

Thanks for the Video clip! Excuse me for the intrusion, I would love your thoughts. Have you ever tried - Iiyayloon Straightforward Interest (just google it)? It is a smashing one off product for destroying your heartburn issues without the normal expense. Ive heard some awesome things about it and my buddy at last got astronomical results with it.

[@jimmybob331]

Here's a suggestion along similar lines. There's a component of more complex treatments for heartburn called sodium alginate. When I was at university we learned that upon contact with the stomach they expand and form a raft which floats on top of the stomach contents which stops them from refluxing into the oesophagus. A cool follow up experiment would be to have a plastic bottle as a "stomach" and some tubing connected as an "oesophagus" and show the raft forming. See how effective it is at stopping reflux when the bottle is squeezed or if you tilt the bottle back like someone lying down. Just an idea, really enjoy your videos. :)

[@jrgmen]

I love that your videos are as long as they need to be :)

[@lukeleidiger2126]

Awesome video!!! Thanks for explaining and demonstrating so well!

[@matthewjamestaylor]

Way to go!! Thanks for sharing. Cheers.

[@jimmajr9224]

very informative video. thanx!

[@al7amar2000]

Dude I did the ph buffer a couple of weeks ago in Chem II lab and I had a tough heartburn yesterday I decided to buy it yesterday and I didn’t know that it was ph buffer for real thank u so much for this info.

[@sturrrdy]

they always help my stomachaches Thank u so much for the video

[@dr_drw]

Very well explained!!

[@muhammad2uneeb]

Loved your video at Tom Scott's channel... keep on rocking!

[@herpingandfishingwithlogan]

Nerds are cool they know a lot

[@Jinkroll]

my professor showed us this vid. Keep on goin :D

[@rsar61]

You have a bright future

[@flowersdely]

Awesome job bro; you helped with my Chemistry homework lol

[@karenbaird7402]

Cool video

[@Ericgee727]

Great video !!

[@ScienceC]

Thanks Eric

[@biohazard2948]

Just throwing this out there but bicarbonate (HCO3) reacting with free hydrogen (H+) to reach an equilibrium is also whats happening in your blood right now due to the CO2 combining with H2O (from blood plasma) in your blood as it's making its way to your lungs to be converted back to CO2 and H2O so that the CO2 can be released and O2 can be gained. These reactions cause free H+ to lower your blood pH which if it gets low enough (usually from too much CO2 in the blood) is what makes you feel an urge to need to inhale (breathe). Also though, your kidney can actually create more bicarbonate as a buffer if your blood pH is getting low which will take up free hydrogen and raise the pH that way too. Idk, I'm not big on biology really but the chemistry that happens in the body is usually pretty interesting to me, of course there's a lot more to this that I've just been learning but I thought it was cool that it's basically the same buffer in antacid and in blood.

[@ryklatortuga4146]

"It's like a TUMS festival in here!"

[@thechef2751]

"every day ends in a TUMS festival!"

[@clover7359]

The only time I get heartburn is from eating nothing but MRE's in the field. Little known fact: antacids make it extremely difficult to absorb some nutrients from food, especially Iron and Vit B12. Therefore they shouldn't be relied on regularly.

[@ScienceC]

I could imagine MRE’s would give some gnarly heartburn

[@loureinzcalo422]

Ao

[@markmike7933]

if they are needed regularly to prevent esophagus cancer, it's worth the trade off. think about that before dispensing across the board advice

[@alexshatner3907]

@@ScienceC Can someone take one tums chew able for 10 years with no bad repercussions, and I literalty mean just one?

[@Julia-cb8wm]

This video is so Interesting. I’m currently pregnant and feel like my kid is going to be addicted to tums at this point lol.

[@Puudingyoutube]

Lul i just finished learning this topic and I actually understand this video

[@maccrazy7335]

As a non-native speaker, the fist time I saw antacid I wondered why someone would use ant-acid (In German formic acid is colloquially known as Ameisen-Säure, direct translation: ant-acid) for heart burn...

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😂😂 das ist lustig

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[@aronvstheworld]

Are magnesium and potassium citrates buffers? Like will they neutrilize acid like Tums do or not? Cause I've read they are basic

[@user-lj3jd9gn4o]

Mag citrate will make you have the runs !

[@r3dhorse]

They make chalk and tums from ground up seashells.

[@aaronrivas8921]

I take these mostly at night cuz I smoke but always wondered how they work u til now🤣

[@emilydavis9048]

what pH indicator did you use?

[@wissamaldouri5657]

I have the same question

[@coloraturaElise]

Probably a universal indicator--it's green when neutral.

[@bob_._.]

What do the blue countries on your map signify?

[@ScienceC]

I don’t think they really signify anything I think they just have different colors to differentiate the countries

[@jonahs92]

I've been wondering this!

[@Shmoney_gunns420]

I hate heartburns with a passion

[@avasdv]

I never had any stomach problems on the pure red meat carnivore. It's just hard to stay on

[@SynthiaTorres-bo6wo]

Mylanta does not have the same ingredients as tums

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Where are your safety glasses!?

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I am an original channel but “Let’s see it in action” makes me seem bad.

[@abhikshitmandal3330]

Hey . You are working with hydrochloric acid . And it could burn your hand if few drops fall. Please wear gloves. First safety then science

[@jenk8893]

I’m sure he knows that 🤦‍♀️

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Hahaha, nerd

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[@carsonjones314]

Cool video