Can you drink too much lemon water?

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  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    I drink lemon & lime waters all the time, my dentist said to use a straw (I have also taken the Dental Admin Assist course so I know it's a good idea. As for the acid in lemons bothering your stomach, lol: do you actually know the strength of the hydrochloric acid your stomach produces?
    "Parietal cells in the stomach secrete roughly two liters of acid a day in the form of hydrochloric acid. Acid in the stomach functions to kill bacteria, and to aid digestion by solubilizing food. The acid is also important to establish the optimal pH (between 1.8-3.5) for the function of the digestive enzyme pepsin."
    http://courses.washington.edu/conj/bess/acid/acidreg.html

    "The pH is low, about 0.7 to 3.8." (re: stomach acids)
    https://www.inkling.com/read/medical-physiology-rodney-rhoades-david-bell-4th/chapter-26/gastric-secretion
  • AglaeaC
    AglaeaC Posts: 1,974 Member
    Actually you shouldn't brush the teeth immediately after having eaten citrus fruits, because the acids soften the enamel and if you brush then, you can cause damage to the surface.

    I don't recall the source of this but think it was in a uni class.

    Plus every dentist.
    Clearly not since so many, both in this and other threads, have talked about brushing their teeth immediately after ingesting something very acidic.
  • 12skipafew99100
    12skipafew99100 Posts: 1,669 Member
    I ate too much pineapple on time and it burned my mouth. Lemon is acidic too. Just go by how you feel.
  • AglaeaC
    AglaeaC Posts: 1,974 Member
    I drink lemon & lime waters all the time, my dentist said to use a straw (I have also taken the Dental Admin Assist course so I know it's a good idea. As for the acid in lemons bothering your stomach, lol: do you actually know the strength of the hydrochloric acid your stomach produces?
    "Parietal cells in the stomach secrete roughly two liters of acid a day in the form of hydrochloric acid. Acid in the stomach functions to kill bacteria, and to aid digestion by solubilizing food. The acid is also important to establish the optimal pH (between 1.8-3.5) for the function of the digestive enzyme pepsin."
    http://courses.washington.edu/conj/bess/acid/acidreg.html

    "The pH is low, about 0.7 to 3.8." (re: stomach acids)
    https://www.inkling.com/read/medical-physiology-rodney-rhoades-david-bell-4th/chapter-26/gastric-secretion
    Pepsinogen wouldn't become pepsin without HCl. This is kind of derailing the thing, though.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    I drink lemon & lime waters all the time, my dentist said to use a straw (I have also taken the Dental Admin Assist course so I know it's a good idea. As for the acid in lemons bothering your stomach, lol: do you actually know the strength of the hydrochloric acid your stomach produces?
    "Parietal cells in the stomach secrete roughly two liters of acid a day in the form of hydrochloric acid. Acid in the stomach functions to kill bacteria, and to aid digestion by solubilizing food. The acid is also important to establish the optimal pH (between 1.8-3.5) for the function of the digestive enzyme pepsin."
    http://courses.washington.edu/conj/bess/acid/acidreg.html

    "The pH is low, about 0.7 to 3.8." (re: stomach acids)
    https://www.inkling.com/read/medical-physiology-rodney-rhoades-david-bell-4th/chapter-26/gastric-secretion

    Pepsinogen wouldn't become pepsin without HCl. This is kind of derailing the thing, though.
    Just pointing out that we don't need to worry about the stomach when it comes to ingesting acidic foods - it'll burn our other mucous membranes long before it's strong enough to do anything to our stomachs.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,302 Member
    Hiya

    I found an amazing way to clean fruit and vegetables that works and helps them keep much longer! I guess washing the chemicals off of them just is a good thing for them and us both. This is not a sales pitch for some other chemical as I'm sure some are thinking. I just half fill the sink adding 1 cup of vinegar and then the fruits/veggies and let sit for at least 10 minutes. Drain and rinse and then my lemons will last for three+ weeks. I purée the entire lemon, one lime and some mint from my garden and put that in an infuser type jug.

    Kevin

    But whole lemons, easily last for at least 3 weeks anyway - without doing all this .:indifferent:
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    Actually you shouldn't brush the teeth immediately after having eaten citrus fruits, because the acids soften the enamel and if you brush then, you can cause damage to the surface.

    I don't recall the source of this but think it was in a uni class.

    Plus every dentist.
    Clearly not since so many, both in this and other threads, have talked about brushing their teeth immediately after ingesting something very acidic.

    Really?? Oh by "many" you mean many people rather than many dentists.

    I've also been told that we're really not supposed to brush immediately after eating as acid levels rise in the mouth to digest food and this weakens the enamel.

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