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"and have tried all of the AMA's recommended cures. None of them worked" But sodium bicarbonate is a standard medical treatment for acid stomach or reflux. The
by leephillips 8y ago
"and have tried all of the AMA's recommended cures. None of them worked"
But sodium bicarbonate is a standard medical treatment for acid stomach or reflux. They even have it in pill form.
- stouset 8y agoAKA, Tums.
- kahirsch 8y agoTums is calcium carbonate, not sodium bicarbonate.
- trentlott 8y agoThe bicarb is what really matters
- sizzle 8y agoSo is Tums safe since it isn't bicarbonate? I take it every day to counteract acidic foods.
- yial 8y agoThe excess calcium can greatly increase your risk of kidney stones.
- mattrices 8y agoThis is myth, Ca actually can reduce kidney stones while Na increases the probability they will develop. Ca could have negative cardiac effects above 1200mg per day though. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/urologic-diseases/kidney-stones/eating-diet-nutrition https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/urologic-diseas...
- yial 8y agoI’m uncertain which is correct now. My own healthcare provider warned me of the correlation... And it’s also listed as a(n) (albeit rare) side effect here. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000198.htm https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000198.htm
- mattrices 8y agoCaCO3 and NaHCO3 effect pH in similar ways, Calcium Carbonate is the stronger alkaline buffer though because it can pick up 2 H+ where as bicarb alread has an H+. Both can form bicarbonate ions depending on the pH. lawr.ucdavis.edu/classes/ssc102/Section5.pdf
- melbourne_mat 8y agoDon't make calcium supplements (ie Tums) a regular part of your diet: https://nutritionfacts.org/2018/03/22/if-calcium-supplements-arent-safe-what-about-calcium-in-food/ https://nutritionfacts.org/2018/03/22/if-calcium-supplements...
- taurath 8y agoIt’s literally alkaselzer I thought.
- sverige 8y agoI guess the doctors I saw didn't know that. I heard about it from a fellow sufferer.