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Q: Is Drinking Juice And Hot Chocolate bad for Stomach ?

asked by: rsonnborn on October 30th, 2007

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I was told recently that if you drink juice or hot chocolate after eating soup it is bad for the stomach. It sounds silly to me but then I got wondering about it and if so, then why is it bad for the stomach.

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yogahoneybunny

replied on October 31st, 2007

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Because the digestive enzymes required to process these two different foods (acidic juice and milk) are contradictory. The stomach optimally handles one food group at a time.

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