Sodium Bicarbonate Pharma-Food Grade

Product Description

Sodium bicarbonate , also known as baking soda, isused to relieve heartburn, sour stomach, or acid indigestion by neutralizingexcess stomach acid. When used for this purpose, it is said to belong to thegroup of medicines called antacids. It may be used to treat the symptoms ofstomach or duodenal ulcers. Sodium bicarbonate is also used to make the bloodand urine more alkaline in certain conditions.Antacids should not be given toyoung children (up to 6 years of age) unless prescribed by their doctor. Sincechildren cannot usually describe their symptoms very well, a doctor shouldcheck the child before giving this medicine. The child may have a conditionthat needs other treatment. If so, antacids will not help and may even causeunwanted effects or make the condition worse.