Sugar and indigestion

[Dr Jekyll]

A bout of indigestion this afternoon was so bad a colleague asked me what was wrong. When I told him he said

'Swallow a spoonful of sugar, that'll fix it.'

Within a minute of swallowing the sugar there was a dramnatic improvement.

Coincidence? Placebo effect? Or could either the sugar or the action of swalowing it really have dealt with the indigestion?

[Dr Jekyll]

RemainAllHoof said:

I wouldn't eat a spoonful of sugar if I were perfectly well.

Why ever not? If you simply swallow it and don't try and chew it what's the problem?