Is baking soda harmful?

If you take it for a long time, it will cause acid-base imbalance in the body, and more seriously it will lead to metabolic alkalosis. Excessive sodium load will cause edema.

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metabolic acidosis

Mild people can be asymptomatic. Severe patients may experience fatigue, dizziness, lethargy, insensitivity or irritability, and even unconsciousness or coma. The most outstanding performance is that breathing is deep and fast, and the exhaled gas has a ketone smell. The patient's face is red, his heart rate is high and his blood pressure is low. Symmetrical muscle tension may be weakened, and leg reflexes may be weakened or disappeared. Patients are prone to arrhythmia, acute renal insufficiency and shock.

metabolic alkalosis

Mild people often have no obvious manifestations, and sometimes they may have shallow breathing, slow breathing or mental abnormalities, such as delirium, insanity or lethargy. Hypokalemia and water shortage may occur. In severe cases, coma may occur.

Reference: People's Daily Online-What are the hazards of eating baking soda tablets for a long time?