Sodium bicarbonate

[Astra7]

Ive been taking half a tsp sodium bicarbonate for the past few weeks as I read an article suggesting it helps with inflammation and may be helpful.

I'm happy to report a significant improvement in morning stiffness and turning over in bed throughout the night.

As it tastes so vile I've been taking it in a tsp of Eno which is quite pleasant.

It's a super cheap and easy thing to try and I'd love to hear if anyone else has tried it.

Hot tip though- don't mix it with mg or you'll get a mini volcano.

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I use it off and on as a sleep aid before bed. I never take it close to meals so as not to neutralize stomach acid needed for digestion. BS is one I always keep on hand for many uses. Mixing some in a little water to make a paste can be used as a "drawing agent" to help draw out the offending agents from different insect bites if applied quickly after being bitten. I also use it in my apple cider vinegar to neutralize the acid and help protect the tooth enamel from that acid. It also helps to preserve our natural bicarbonate stores in the body.

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[rhyspeace12]

Years ago my husband kept taking it to settle his stomach when he was drinking too much tonic water. It eventually caused an esophageal hernia.

[LAJ12345]

It has a lot of sodium (NaHCO3) so probably not ok to take a tsp if you are on a low sodium diet.

Doesn’t adding it to cider vinegar defeat the purpose of both? They would both be neutralised to give sodium acetate and water and carbon dioxide. Or is there something else useful in them?

[pad10]

I use it for indigestion but ive read a number of warnings not to take it for periods exceeding two weeks ... but i dont remember why.

[Somic67]

Hi Astra7:

I'm intrigued by this post you wrote on Sodium Bicarbonate.

I used it for general health months ago and didn't notice any change in my symptoms.

Can o give me and update on its use for you?

Are you still using it?

Does it helps in some way?

many thanks in advance for any answer.