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Have PH Of 8.5. Taking Medicine For RSDS And Elevated Blood Pressure. Cause?

I found out recently that I had a PH of 8.5 and I was shocked. I work with cancer patients and I know how important
your PH is. I changed my diet to many acids like grapefruit, cranberry juice, lime drinks, etc. I checked my urine and it is
8.0. I don't know what caused it, but suspect it is a medication that I'm taking for RSDS and elevated blood pressure.
I'm accident prone for most of my life, but usually can find a way to overcome. I take many vitamins and try to eat a
healthy diet so I'm at a loss as what caused it and how to overcome my problem.
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By my ph I think you mean urinary ph and not blood ph as at a blood ph of 8 you would have been unconscious. Urine ph normally is between 4.6 and 8 now the basic funda of our renal sytem is that if you have consumed lots of acid your kidneys would secrete alkali and try to neutralise it and so your urine ph would be around alkaline 8 so in diet as you mentioned you are eating citrus fruit and other fruits which have acetic acid in them so you have your kidneys making your urine alkaline. . I dont think you require to worry as 8 is also a normal ph. Also restrict cysteine a kind of amino acid (protein) in diet.. it is found in animal non veg diet like chicken.take care.. modify your diet and rsds is reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome. . I don't think medication are causing it..
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Have PH Of 8.5. Taking Medicine For RSDS And Elevated Blood Pressure. Cause?

By my ph I think you mean urinary ph and not blood ph as at a blood ph of 8 you would have been unconscious. Urine ph normally is between 4.6 and 8 now the basic funda of our renal sytem is that if you have consumed lots of acid your kidneys would secrete alkali and try to neutralise it and so your urine ph would be around alkaline 8 so in diet as you mentioned you are eating citrus fruit and other fruits which have acetic acid in them so you have your kidneys making your urine alkaline. . I dont think you require to worry as 8 is also a normal ph. Also restrict cysteine a kind of amino acid (protein) in diet.. it is found in animal non veg diet like chicken.take care.. modify your diet and rsds is reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome. . I don t think medication are causing it..