If the huge concern about purging is that stomach acid rots your teeth, shouldn't people also be getting warnings about consuming too much vinegar or lemon/lime juice? I know that when I purge, I also a) drink a ton of water beforehand to hopefully dilute some of the acid and b) rinse my mouth out afterwards. I never do that when eating pickles or making stir-fry (I use lemon or lime juice to stirfry veggies in, in lieu of oil). So which is hurting my teeth more? The throwing up, or the 'sensible' eating habits/crutches I try to use to prevent myself from doing that?
Thoughts?
Item | pH Value |
Acid rain | 5.2 |
Ammonia water | 11.6 |
Apple juice | 2.9 – 3.3 |
Baking soda | 8.0 |
Borax | 9.2 |
Distilled water | 7.0 |
Drinking water | 6.5 – 8 |
Eggs | 7.6 – 8 |
Grapes | 3.5 – 4.5 |
Grapefruit juice | 3 – 3.3 |
Human blood | 7.35 – 7.45 |
Human saliva | 6.3 – 6.6 |
Hydrochloric acid | 0.1 |
Lemon juice | 2.3 |
Lime | 1.8 – 2 |
Limewater | 12.4 |
Milk of magnesia | 10.5 |
Normal rain | 5.7 |
Orange juice | 3 – 4 |
Sea water | 7.36 – 8.21 |
Soda lye | 14.0 |
Sour milk | 4.3 – 4.5 |
Stomach juice | 1 – 3 |
Sulfuric acid | 0.3 |
Tomato & tomato juice | 4.2 |
Vinegar | 2.4 – 3.4 |
White bread | 5 – 6 |