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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by leephillips on Saturday May 19, 2018 @10:02PM (#17110768)
"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.

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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by sverige on Sunday May 20, 2018 @12:13AM (#17111172)
I guess the doctors I saw didn't know that. I heard about it from a fellow sufferer.
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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by taurath on Saturday May 19, 2018 @10:13PM (#17110803)
It’s literally alkaselzer I thought.
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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by hueving on Sunday May 20, 2018 @10:49PM (#17115888)
Yes, but alka seltzer also has aspirin in it and anhydrous citric acid.
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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by hollerith on Sunday May 20, 2018 @11:22PM (#17115950)
Alka Seltzer Gold omits the aspirin.
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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by stouset on Saturday May 19, 2018 @10:13PM (#17110801)
AKA, Tums.
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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by melbourne_mat on Sunday May 20, 2018 @02:16AM (#17111481)
Don't make calcium supplements (ie Tums) a regular part of your diet:

https://nutritionfacts.org/2018/03/22/if-calcium-supplements...

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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by kahirsch on Saturday May 19, 2018 @10:19PM (#17110821)
Tums is calcium carbonate, not sodium bicarbonate.
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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by trentlott on Saturday May 19, 2018 @11:30PM (#17111031)
The bicarb is what really matters
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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by mattrices on Sunday May 20, 2018 @06:38PM (#17115121)
CaCO3 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

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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by sizzle on Sunday May 20, 2018 @04:36AM (#17111840)
So is Tums safe since it isn't bicarbonate? I take it every day to counteract acidic foods.
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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by yial on Sunday May 20, 2018 @11:04AM (#17113006)
The excess calcium can greatly increase your risk of kidney stones.
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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by mattrices on Sunday May 20, 2018 @06:46PM (#17115152)
This 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-diseas...

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Re:Evidence that drinking baking soda can promote an anti-in... by yial on Monday May 21, 2018 @01:36AM (#17116362)
I’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

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