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Mildly Elevated Serum Anion Gap - why?
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<blockquote data-quote="MarkLA" data-source="post: 56785" data-attributes="member: 12487"><p>I made some progress on this and am updating the thread.</p><p></p><p>My diet is pretty clean with lots of vegetables and a medium amount of protein. The vegetables are alkaline and the protein is acidic.</p><p></p><p>I also drink a large amount of Coffee (very acidic) and distilled water (slightly acidic).</p><p></p><p>I obtained some Sodium Bicarbonate and some Potassium Bicarbonate and some pH strips. I found that adding 1/64 tsp of each (appx 75mg) of each to my mug of coffee would bring it so a pH of about 7.25. Likewise, by using 1/2 of that amount in water would likewise make it slightly alkaline.</p><p></p><p>I also slightly reduced my salt (sodium chloride) intake. Through my reading I found that excess sodium is excreted by the kidneys but that a small amount of calcium is required by that process which can eventually lead to demineralization over a long period of time. I figured good to take my salt intake from pretty high down to pretty medium for this reason as well as potential effect on the sodium part of the Anion Gap formula.</p><p></p><p>I did this for the last month or so and the result is an Anion Gap of 13 (down from 16).</p><p></p><p>AG=NA - Chloride - CO2</p><p>13=137 - 98 - 26</p><p></p><p></p><p>There is a caution that taking potassium can cause heart arrythmias or other heart issues if one is prone to those so it's worth researching and discussing with a Dr. (i.e. My experience is not a recommendation of you to go cause a heart attack!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarkLA, post: 56785, member: 12487"] I made some progress on this and am updating the thread. My diet is pretty clean with lots of vegetables and a medium amount of protein. The vegetables are alkaline and the protein is acidic. I also drink a large amount of Coffee (very acidic) and distilled water (slightly acidic). I obtained some Sodium Bicarbonate and some Potassium Bicarbonate and some pH strips. I found that adding 1/64 tsp of each (appx 75mg) of each to my mug of coffee would bring it so a pH of about 7.25. Likewise, by using 1/2 of that amount in water would likewise make it slightly alkaline. I also slightly reduced my salt (sodium chloride) intake. Through my reading I found that excess sodium is excreted by the kidneys but that a small amount of calcium is required by that process which can eventually lead to demineralization over a long period of time. I figured good to take my salt intake from pretty high down to pretty medium for this reason as well as potential effect on the sodium part of the Anion Gap formula. I did this for the last month or so and the result is an Anion Gap of 13 (down from 16). AG=NA - Chloride - CO2 13=137 - 98 - 26 There is a caution that taking potassium can cause heart arrythmias or other heart issues if one is prone to those so it's worth researching and discussing with a Dr. (i.e. My experience is not a recommendation of you to go cause a heart attack!) [/QUOTE]
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