uric acid is not used by the body to buffer the blood.
In fact when excess uric acid is present bicarb is often given to prevent stones:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/y07563vg47418p13/
While this is complex, it is still interesting:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/407789_5
I would like to know how many times a day, Cathie, you are taking AlkaSeltzer.
Once a day should be enough for pain relief., for the burining I suggest it for.
I only use it at night and then only when burning is awful.
But bicarb is not causing your elevated uric acid..in fact it is used to treat people to prevent uric acid from crystalizing in the kidney:
http://www.peacehealth.org/kbase/top...614/detail.htm
Excess aspirin, however is an issue. But I think when aspirin is listed it has to be in "arthritic" amounts...that is used to treat RA = very high doses. Very high aspirin creates an acidic load in the blood. Raise acid= acid issues. Uric acid is acidic, obviously.
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