BitOBear t1_j67ojcb wrote
The bile expressed from the common bile duct is a caustic base that your body produces to neutralize your stomach acid. One of the main reasons your stomach produces acid is to unfold the pepsin that your body uses to dismantle proteins. (It's the chemical that tastes like ashes and burns your throat for a long time when you vomit. It's produced in an inactive folded configuration so that it doesn't destroy the cells that are making it, and needs a strong acid to unfold and activate.)
With extreme gastric distress your ilium closes and only the bile passes through the intestines. This leads to the yellowish burning bile-enriched excrement you experience when things get very ugly.
It's all very chemical.
ExtinctionforDummies t1_j6c1v68 wrote
Tough-acting Acid Butt Wipes. Titrate that bicarbonate. Available at select Walmarts.
Also, thank you, fascinating stuff!
BitOBear t1_j6clkbj wrote
Funny thing... If you have frequent bile-rich prior cleaning with KY Warming Jelly will neutralize the bile.
The first couple times are a completely different kind of burning (you'll get used to it) but it protects your delicate anatomy.
IBD is its own education.
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments