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ProfessorGAC

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Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Wed Mar 12, 2025, 07:03 PM

Mar 12

The article says it is suspected related to excess hydrogen ions in the bloodstream. (Lower pH)
Thing is, if bicarbonate is ingested it reacts with the hydrochloric acid in the stomach by:
NaHCO3 + HCl >> NaCl + H2O + CO2.
This would happen nearly instaneously, giving no time for alkalinity to desorb into the bloodstream.
Are they injecting a weak bicarb solution? Because absent that, I'm not understanding how ingesting bicarb changes blood pH.
Very curious because despite the study results, the science doesn't seem to align.

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