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Since my blood tests went back to normal, i stopped taking the sodium bicarbonate. my kidney's fine every tests. will discontinuing med hurt kidneys??

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

You are good : Bicarbonate is a traditional remedy to keep the kidneys open in rhabdomyolysis but it doesn't really do much if anything. You could have stopped that as soon as you felt well. Put it away

Answered 1/9/2018

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A member asked:

Since my blood tests went back to normal, i stopped taking the sodium bicarbonate. my kidney's fine every tests. will discontinuing med hurt kidneys??

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

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