Should You Take Baking Soda If You Have Kidney Disease? 

It has been clinically demonstrated that consuming a small amount of sodium bicarbonate with plenty of water on an empty stomach is beneficial; the problem is when people drink too much and too often. This channel is very helpful for overall kidney health, not just for people who suffer from kidney disease. Blessings.

From the NIH "the efficacy and safety of oral sodium bicarbonate in patients with CKD were investigated. The results suggested that treatment of Metabolic Acidosis with sodium bicarbonate may delay the decline of kidney function while maintaining serum calcification propensity in patients with CKD, indicating that treatment of Metabolic Acidosis with sodium bicarbonate is safe and overall improves kidney function."

Hmmmmmm...Lord God we just need You to keep us...too much too little would kill us...keep us Lord God!!!

Thanks doctors for your precious information. God bless you both.

Brilliant answer!!!

Thanks to you both.

I really appreciate Dr Hashmi's clear explanations. It would interesting to know what sort of diet he follows and what supplements, if any, he takes.

Thank you both for the video, very helpful tips

Good day Thanks much for this very informative video Would like to know how to access your previous Videos

Great video, thank you. I would like to know if diuretics should or should not used in kidney diseases, can they lower the creatinine? God bless you both.

Thank you for the video. Your Channel is very refreshing, always informative, and more importantly, advice is common sense and evidence-based, which is so needed with all the misinformation out there. Keep up the good work ❤

Always great information

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Very informative.

so in essence for those who are doing weight training a balance of potassium & magnesium level is critical to get rid of excess lactic acid

Thanks

Best video yall have put together. Love those details with explanation. Thank you Michelle for using the proper word alkaline rather than the word base. And thank you doc for explaining the respiratory involvement and response as well as the muscle wasting factor. Details with explanatory breakdown is where the value is. It's a double edged sword because protein creates more acid and acid eats muscle and the body can not build muscle without protein. That's what you call a paradox.

I just want to know which fruits and veggies since oxalates are problematic for kidneys. Is there a video for that?

Hello dr I have stage 3 CKD how do I use the baking soda

Last Friday is my appointment and my Dr told me that my kidneys are slowly getting bad he said im in 10% now please help I don't want to take dialysis or transplant please help me 😭🙏🏼🙏🏼

Thank you for the information Dr Hashmi and Michelle. I would like to ask for a person with stage 2 ckd is it ok to consume apple cidar for 1 tablespoon mix with water everyday?

You guys are awesome

I was wondering, what test can you take to see if you’re metabolic acidosis? Thank you Dr Sean and Michelle! Always great information.

Is the blood test "anion gap" a measure of alkalosis and acidosis that you discussed? My recent blood tests revealed an anion gap of 2 on a scale of 4-12. Thanks so much for the work you two do producing these excellent videos!

Thx Michelle and dr Hashmi for this great video. Is an intake of 2 grams protein per kg of weight and per day strictly from plant sources , healthy, not stressful for the the kidneys and helpful to fight sarcopenia in the case of otherwise healthy individuals in their 70 s with no diabetes or hypertension?

So much for lemon water right??

I drink 4 oz. of water with one TBSP vinegar with half on a juiced lemon, faithfully each morning. Is that a good thing?

At most i eat a couple of slices of (no added phosphate) meat toppings a day, and i guess i average one day a week of eating 100-150 grams of meat for dinner. ...and my blood co2 level is right on the border of being too low, and judging by some symptoms i've had, it also dips below the minimum level every now and then. My urine, which i thought could be used as a marker for my body's PH, is 7-7,25, judging by the PH-strips i use. Thinking everything was well, i'm quite disheartened by finding out i can't use this simple control mechanism. So.. I'm working my way through what i eat, trying my best to find PRAL-values, phosphorus and potassium levels for all of it. It's a lot of work, but necessary. I'm not taking the easy route on this issue, but i certainly understand why someone could look at the complexity of getting it right, and turn to what looks like a simpler fix. Thank you for the work you guys do. You're a real help for those of us dealing with bad kidneys ❤

Is it OK to have a bath with Epsom Salts/ Magnesium Sulphate crystals?

What about in an emergency situation where your kidneys are in bad shape. Is it okay to drink water with a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate for awhile?

Could you please do a video on urine output and color? Goggle can be so scary. Especially for those of us with very light to clear urine. Thank you.

Can lemon juice cause foamy urine?

Just look at your CO2. If it is too high, lower sodium bicarbonate, so CO2 goes to around 22mg/dl. If it goes to 15, then increase sodium bicarbonate. As simple as that.

Very interesting discussion, but inconclusive. Are sodium bicarbonate pills good or bad for ckd patients if taken per a nephrologist's recommendation?

Oranges are full,of oxilates right?

The people get confused since every doctor has different views on the same symptoms

Over the last 2 years I've been having about 1-2 tablespoons of cider vinegar a day. I don't take it for any health benefits but just like the taste. Problem?

I am on a plant based diet but have lost a lot of weight. In fact I am really underweight now. Any advice on what I should eat more of to put on a little weight. My Dr says I need to put on another 7 - 8 kgs.

Does it matter how the veggies are cooked? A little, or a lot?

Thank you for your informative videos. My nephrologist increased my SB 650 mg to 3 times per day, is this to much since my sodium intake limit recomended is 2000 mg per day?

I am kidney transplant patients i have problems creatine 4.60 but i take noadisi ds but my bp high what i doo sir please reply me

People have to take the baking soda and salt because they have salicylates and oxalate issues, they can't eat vegetables. Thank you.

This is Bee Ess

The secret is to find a balance between an acidic and alkaline environment!!!

Allpurinol? Safe

I have sent several emails to your email address, but no one has responded.

Isn't the sodium in baking soda bad for ckd?

Thank you very much but the main question remains unanswered and that is where do all those problems come from? I believe toxins which come from fruits and vegetables , antibiotics from cultured meats and worst of them the drinking water laden with pesticides ,chlorine , and other toxic things has paralyzed our digestion system . So the most urgent measure should be detoxifying the body, and the best detoxify is drinking a cup of distilled water two times a day one in the morning before breakfast and the other on the evening before dinner, and untouched spring rain water works best in this regards. The next measure should be lowering the rate on entering toxins into our bodies through reducing the food intake ,this way our digestion system can handle the toxins properly. Eat less, urinate more. Stay healthy and happy.

When recommending consuming fruits and vegetables isn't there a concern about those with higher levels of potassium and phosphorus? When the kidneys aren't functioning properly they are not able to remove excess potassium and phosphorus from the body. High levels can be deadly.

Very confusing

Why don't you ever talk about the poisons that are allowed to be put in our food? You must be controlled and paid off.

Dr Sean, why dont they just create a pill for just Bicarbonate without the sodium? sorry if this sounds dumb.