Re: response for Inga on Bicitra

January 5, 1980

,

Thanks for the info - I have asked Tim's docs about the possibility of

acidosis several times because of RSS articles I saw, but I guess we

escaped this one...

Inga

At 10:42 PM 11/28/00 -0600, you wrote:

>Inga,

> Bicitra is a bicarbonate supplement we give Josh to maintain his

>acidosis. This is prescribed by his nephrologist who discovered that Josh

>was acidotic during routine bloodwork. Josh is often asymptomatic. He now

>has blood work drawn every 4 months to be sure the dosage works for him.

>The good part is that it doesn't taste too bad so even when he is sick I can

>usually get the 3ml dose in him! I would guess that most of those who use

>corn startch have not seen the renal clinic or it wasn't picked up on. We

>also now have an official diagnosis of metabolic acidosis so in the event we

>visit the emergency room he is taken & treated almost immediately.

>

November 28, 2000

Inga,

Bicitra is a bicarbonate supplement we give Josh to maintain his

acidosis. This is prescribed by his nephrologist who discovered that Josh

was acidotic during routine bloodwork. Josh is often asymptomatic. He now

has blood work drawn every 4 months to be sure the dosage works for him.

The good part is that it doesn't taste too bad so even when he is sick I can

usually get the 3ml dose in him! I would guess that most of those who use

corn startch have not seen the renal clinic or it wasn't picked up on. We

also now have an official diagnosis of metabolic acidosis so in the event we

visit the emergency room he is taken & treated almost immediately.

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