This document discusses various types of gastrointestinal agents including acidifying agents, antacids, protectives and absorbents, and saline cathartics. It provides details on specific agents such as hydrochloric acid, sodium bicarbonate, aluminum hydroxide, calcium carbonate, magnesium sulfate, and sodium potassium tartrate. The document also briefly introduces the roles of these agents and conditions they can help with such as achlorhydria.

1. Gastrointestinal
agents
Saniya Shaikh

2. Content
 Acidifying agents
 Antacids
 Protectives and absorbents
 Saline cathartics

3. Introduction

5. 1. Acidifying agent

7. Role of hydrochloric acid

8. Achlorhydria

9. 2.Antacids

11. 1.Sodium bicarbonate

13. 2. Aluminum hydroxide

15. 3. Aluminum phosphate

17. 4. Calcium carbonate

19. 5. Magnesium carbonate

20. 6.Magnesium trisilicate

22. 7.Magnesium oxide

23. Combination of antacids

25. Protective and absorbents

26. 1.Bismuth sub carbonate

27. 2.Kaolin

28. Saline cathartics
Saline cathartics are the agents that quicken
and increase evacuation from bowels.

29. 1. Magnesium sulphate

30. 2.Sodium potassium tartrate

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