Why don't people who drink baijiu get esophagitis?

Under normal circumstances, esophagitis is a lesion of the esophagus caused by external pathogenic factors or malnutrition. Drinking baijiu (Chinese white liquor) is unlikely to cause esophagitis, primarily because the components in baijiu can help prevent excessive gastric acid secretion, thereby reducing the risk of esophagitis. The specific analysis is as follows:

Baijiu contains abundant organic acids, which can effectively regulate gastric acid secretion, thus lowering the amount of gastric acid produced. Additionally, baijiu contains a high concentration of ethanol, which reduces gastric acid secretion and promotes increased gastric juice production. This helps alleviate irritation from gastric acid and minimizes the adverse effects of excessive gastric acid on the esophagus. Moreover, baijiu can inhibit gastric acid secretion, preventing overproduction of gastric acid and thereby slowing the development of esophagitis. Baijiu also enhances gastric juice secretion, allowing for more uniform mixing of food and gastric fluids, altering the state of gastric acid secretion, effectively reducing the reflux of digestive substances and gastric acid into the esophagus, minimizing damage to epithelial cells, and thus helping prevent esophagitis. Finally, baijiu contains various antioxidants that effectively combat free radical damage, enhance the immunity of the gastric mucosa, reduce gastric acid irritation on the gastric lining, and further prevent the occurrence of esophagitis.

In summary, baijiu offers multiple protective effects on the esophagus and can effectively help prevent esophagitis. However, baijiu should be consumed in moderation to avoid side effects such as alcohol intoxication.