i keep reading about baking soda being
good for the gout. I imagine it's
because it lowers the acid in the body,
right? Well, I take nexium for ulcers
which does the same thing. Could this
explain why my symptoms are not severe and
I have never had a "gout attack?"
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JYY2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 230
Posted: 01-20-07 22:20pm
Baking soda in water neutralizes stomach
acid and causes the stomach to produce
more acid. As the result, it makes the
blood and body fluids more alkaline which
is good for gout. Nexium (a proton
pump inhibitor) doesn't neutralize the
stomach acid; it just causes the stomach
to produce less acid. Therefore,
nexium does not alkalize the body and has
no effect on gout.
Gout can attack any part of the body,
e.G., spine, around the heart, in the eye
ball, etc. It can also attack at
various intensity. Do you have the
24-hour ua result yet?
