I am an overweight male of 40yrs with hypertension. I am currently suffering a gout attack and came accross this site. I will be going to the doctor tomorrow but I was wondering, does anyone know if you could take baking soda for short term relief without any adverse reaction to hypertension. I was thinking that a large intake of baking soda over a prolonged period would indeed increase hypertension. But at the moment my hypertension is under control, unfortunately I use a diuretic that increases uric acid.
Does anyone know if taking baking soda for a few days would cause a problem.
I dont usually suffer with gout for longer than a few days, I have had 1 episode this year which subsided after I adjusted my diet, but ive just come home from 2 weeks holiday and I guess I over did it on the alcohol and rich food.
Thanks for any advice.