SODIUM BICARBONATE 1000MG TABLET USP

Product Description

Sodium Bicarbonate is used as indigestion. It is used as an alkalinizing agent in the treatment of metabolic acidosis, severe diarrhea, acidity, and poisoning.

How Sodium Bicarbonate works

Sodium Bicarbonate is an alkalizer. It works by increasing the pH of blood and urine, thereby correcting metabolic acidosis (high acid levels in the body). It also speeds up the removal of toxic substances from the body in certain types of poisoning. In case of excessive fluid loss (such as in diarrhea), it works by replenishing salt and electrolyte levels.

Common side effects of Sodium Bicarbonate

Flatulence, Abdominal pain, Increased sodium level in blood, Injection site reactions (pain, swelling, redness), Lactic acidosis, Metabolic alkalosis, Peripheral edema, Seizure, Tetany, Tremors