A 2024 review published in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine (Cushman CJ et al.) provided an updated synthesis examining BPC-157's potential applications across gut, musculoskeletal, and neurological systems
Although the pH of the contents within the stomach lumen of patients is typically highly acidic (pH1-3), the pH near the surface of the gastric epithelium measured in healthy patients is much more neutral (pH5-7) due to the presence of a protective mucous layer, bicarbonate secreted into this zone by epithelial cells, and the presence of mucosal blood flow, variables dependent on COX-1 mediated prostaglandin E2 production (Quigley & Turnberg, 1987)
These individuals should avoid alcohol, and purine rich foods such as red meats, organ meats, and legumes
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