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A prospective investigation of the impact of ingested liquids on 24-hr pH test scores was conducted. Eighty-two patients contributed 142 samples. The liquids used were coffee/tea (N = 35), water (N = 32), fruit juice (N = 29), cola (N = 34), and beer (N = 12). The pH of cola, juice, and beer are approximately 3.0. The parameters studied included: total test time, total drink time, total minutes of pH 0.05). The total time to consume the drink was significantly greater (P 0.05) among any of the liquids. The percentage of time pH 0.05). Although the impact of cola and juice were the greatest, none of these had an impact that exceeded 0.5%. The lack of impact of beer appears to be due to the increased period of time it takes to consume. We conclude that the impact of ingested fluids is minimal and can probably be disregarded in most patient groups. |
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