Question

Your dad is suffering from a stomach ache due to hyperacidity. You are attending to him. What do you think you should offer your dad to alleviate his pain: carbonated water, distilled water, or Eno Water? Why?

What values do you exhibit by taking care of your parents when they are sick?

Answer 1

The pH of the stomach and acidity:

1. Hyperacidity means the secretion of an excess amount of gastric juice, which contains Hydrochloric acid.
2. The pH value of this acid is very low and hence it causes acidity.
3. Hyperacidity could be troublesome because it can cause heartburn, stomach ache, and indigestion.
4. Now the carbonated drink is not a good choice because it is acidic and it can make the situation worse by bringing down the pH of the gut even more down. This will elevate the problem.
5. Distilled water is also not the correct choice because it is neutral, and it may fail to neutralize the excess amount of acid present in the stomach.
6. So the best choice will be ENO that I should offer him immediately, which is an antacid. It contains Sodium bicarbonate. It gives instant relief and fights heartburn within seconds.
7. So, my dad who was suffering from a stomach ache due to hyperacidity should be given ENO.

Answering the other question:

1. When parents grow old, they often need special care and attention. And sometimes if they get sick, so the values one should exhibit by taking care of their parents would be:
2. Patience, Trustworthiness, kindness, compassion, and Attentiveness.
3. Patience because when a person is sick, he/she will take time to recover. Also, a sick person sometimes gets cranky, so one should have the patience to handle the situation.
4. Compassion and kindness because without these two one will not be able to understand what the sick person is going through.
5. Attentiveness because anybody who is sick might need a quick call in the case of an emergency.