GI- Colonoscopy Instructions

Hydrochloric acid secreted in the stomach gives the gastric juice a pH of between 1.5 and 3.5, depending upon the amount of food within the stomach. The pH of an empty stomach is usually less than 2. When gastric juices contact the esophagus, the acid may irritate and partially digest the esophageal lining. ................
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