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I brush my teeth with baking soda. will that make my anklesand feet swollen?
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Fluid retention: Is what causes ankle or feet swelling. This can occur in people who ingest too much salt /sodium. There is sodium in baking soda, but people would typically ingest very little in the course of brushing their teeth so this problem would unlikely occur.
Answered 7/1/2013
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