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Originally posted by Slannesh
Ummm Calcium on it's own doesn't neutralize acid. It's not a base. Tums and other such supplements are made of Calcium Carbonate which is an antacid... though I don't recall offhand if it's Calcium Carbonate or just Carbonate that's basic...
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Calci-sand ingredient list according to the
T-Rex webiste Calci-sand (Take the 'ingredients' link to read:
Ingredients:
Calcium Carbonate
Miner-all uses calcium carbonate according to the list of ingredients on the label.
Rep-cal is calcium carbonate according to
the website
Most reptile calcium products are calcium carbonate.
According to
All About Tums on the official Tums website "TUMSŪ contains calcium carbonate, which is an excellent acid neutralizer"
You can expect the normally used brands of calcium supplements and the commonly used brand of calcium substrate to neutralize stomach acids. As long as it has calcium carbonate (and that includes oyster shell) it's an antacid.
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