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sodium citrate medication
A 41-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jack Rubin answered
48 years experience Nephrology and Dialysis
Sodium citrate use: Sodium citrate is an alkalinizing agent. That make the urine less acidic. The answer is too long to show here. Go to this link for more information ab ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Reem Raafat answered
32 years experience Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis
Need more info: It depends on why you are taking it and at what dose.
A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Sidney Vinson answered
27 years experience Gastroenterology
Yes: Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate rather than citrate.

Dr. Richard Link answered
24 years experience Urology
Yes: Yes, these are different chemical compounds. Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. This is different than sodium citrate.
A 41-year-old member asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Sodium citrate: Sodium citrate is used to adjust the acidity of the product.
A 44-year-old female asked:

Dr. Louis Reznick answered
51 years experience Family Medicine
YES: Sodium citrate makes the urine alkaline
it doesnt kill germs but helps reduce the size of stones to clear them from the bladder.
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A 49-year-old member asked:

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Sodium citrate: Sodium citrate is used to adjust the acidity of the product.
A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. Bruce Rothschild answered
48 years experience Rheumatology
No: No.
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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered
22 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cystitis sachets: This herbal treatment will not affect birth control. It also will not adequately treat an infection. If you are using it for a bladder infection make ... Read More
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered
57 years experience Dermatology
Forget it: Neither of these causes facial bloating.
A 38-year-old female asked:

Dr. Philip Schwarzman answered
47 years experience Emergency Medicine
Safe: Will not affect your ability to conceive. However,if you have a urinary tract infection,you may need an antibiotic.
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