But before we begin…

We first need to analyse what and how to deal with gastric problems.
Simple concept on cause of gastritis
1. When a person is hungry, gastric juices/hydrochloric acid is secreted from the walls of the stomach.
2. However, when no food is being consumed, the gastric juices instead “attack” the walls of the stomach.
3. As time goes by, the walls become weaker/vulnerable as the juices (pH 2) accumulated and “attack” the stomach. This causes extreme pain.
4. Eating acidic food will enhance the strength of acidity, worsening the condition.
5. The only way to solve the problem is to either visit a doctor or watch one’s diet.
6. A patient should either eat food that has a pH of 7-14 only. (alkaline) However, most food are acidic.
7. However, too much or strong alkaline food will neutralise the gastric juices. Then the juices cannot provide a suitable environment for the enzymes to digest protein and other food.
8. So this is a major problem.

Solving the problem

1. Firstly, visit a doctor and they will give you advice and medication like pills that contains antacids(which perform neutralisation)
2. Secondly, diet. However most food is acidic. So test if the food is safe to be consumed, an indicator.
3. After a deep analysis, we discovered that one of the best natural indicators is red cabbage solution.

Reason:
1. It is cheap and easily available in super marts.
2. Exhibits a wide range of colours
Very acidic solutions will turn anthocyanin a red colour. Neutral solutions result in a purplish color. Basic solutions appear in greenish-yellow.

3. How do we know whether red cabbage is a natural indicator?
Red cabbage contains a pigment molecule called flavin (an anthocyanin). This water-soluble pigment is also found in other fruits or vegetables. Example: apple skin.