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Should I Wait 3-4 Hours Before Taking Baking Soda After Taking The Armour Thyroid To Bring Down My Body's Acidity?
Question: Should I wait 3-4 hours before taking baking soda to bring down my body's acidity until 3-4 hours after taking the armour thyroid?
Brief Answer:
Please, after taking armour thyroid wait 2 hours then take baking soda
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Armour thyroid consists of levothyroxine (T4) and liothyronine, and used to treat under-functioning thyroid gland. Liothyronine is easily absorbed almost 95% from the gastrointestinal tract. But levothyroxine absorbtion more complex and many factors may interfere its absorption such as antacids (calcium carbonate, omeprazol), iron, lipid lowering medicines and antibiotics.
Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) may also interfere with armour thyroid absorption in the gastrointestinal tract.
Therefore, after taking armour thyroid you should wait at least 2 hours then you can safely take baking soda.
If you want to take baking soda first, you should wait at least 4 hours before taking armour thyroid.
I hope the above information will be helpful for you. Please, feel free to ask me if there is anything else you need to know.
Thank you
Please, after taking armour thyroid wait 2 hours then take baking soda
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Armour thyroid consists of levothyroxine (T4) and liothyronine, and used to treat under-functioning thyroid gland. Liothyronine is easily absorbed almost 95% from the gastrointestinal tract. But levothyroxine absorbtion more complex and many factors may interfere its absorption such as antacids (calcium carbonate, omeprazol), iron, lipid lowering medicines and antibiotics.
Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) may also interfere with armour thyroid absorption in the gastrointestinal tract.
Therefore, after taking armour thyroid you should wait at least 2 hours then you can safely take baking soda.
If you want to take baking soda first, you should wait at least 4 hours before taking armour thyroid.
I hope the above information will be helpful for you. Please, feel free to ask me if there is anything else you need to know.
Thank you
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