When I had fever or flu as a child, I stayed in my bed lying down with a blanket to keep me even warmer. It wasn't comfortable, but I looked forward to the unlimited supply of Seven-Up or Sprite, something usually reserved for an occasion and not drank regularly.
It was not just a way to keep me hydrated, I am to find out last night. It was also to boost my CO2 levels, especially in blood.
In figuring out how to lower my BP, which I have determined to be from a chronic bacterial colonization (aka low-grade infection: low grade meaning no fever) residing in biofilm in plaque in my blood vessels, I have began using an antibiotic and vitamin E to aid my immune system in reducing the bacterial load.
During my sleep, aside from an increased need to wake up and urinate, I would see an increase in urine pH each time I would urinate over the night. I would also notice towards dawn that I would be snoring like a pig.
Just as interesting is that I would also snore occasionally, in limited bursts, once and sometimes twice in my sleep, and this snore would sound different from the pig snore, as this would sound like a giant sucking sound.
Note: I use a sleep app that would also record my snores.
In addition, I also noticed two things, courtesy of having an o2ring that records my spO2 and heart rate and movement. One was that during the time I make giant sucking sounds, my spO2 level would drop way down to as much as 71, but transiently. The other was that these bunches of spO2 dips would be followed shortly by me waking up to urinate.
These observations would lead me to conclude that ff:
- the immune system, in fighting bacterial infection, would use up plenty of oxygen to deal with the bacteria.
-the immune system would divert oxygen away from oxidative metabolism, and in so doing, reduce CO2 production, and as the night wears on, CO2 stores would diminish as blood becomes more alkaline. Near dawn, it becomes difficult to effect tissue oxygenation as CO2 dwindles. And this is why I would snore in an effort to pull in more oxygen.
I had been on an 250mg tetracycline for a week, and over this time, my CO2 deficit accumulated. To such a point that I was beginning to feel acid reflux. So last night, I skipped dinner, skipped the antibiotic, and popped open a soda water can, and drank that with ice.
I felt immediate relief from the acid reflux. I slept better, though I still woke up to urinate with the same frequency, but I did not sucking sound snore and did not pig snore. The urine pH readings I took each time I woke up to pee reflected this change. The pH was lower.
The soda is a big boon. Good to have when dealing and recovering from an infection. Or so it would seem to me.
It was not just a way to keep me hydrated, I am to find out last night. It was also to boost my CO2 levels, especially in blood.
In figuring out how to lower my BP, which I have determined to be from a chronic bacterial colonization (aka low-grade infection: low grade meaning no fever) residing in biofilm in plaque in my blood vessels, I have began using an antibiotic and vitamin E to aid my immune system in reducing the bacterial load.
During my sleep, aside from an increased need to wake up and urinate, I would see an increase in urine pH each time I would urinate over the night. I would also notice towards dawn that I would be snoring like a pig.
Just as interesting is that I would also snore occasionally, in limited bursts, once and sometimes twice in my sleep, and this snore would sound different from the pig snore, as this would sound like a giant sucking sound.
Note: I use a sleep app that would also record my snores.
In addition, I also noticed two things, courtesy of having an o2ring that records my spO2 and heart rate and movement. One was that during the time I make giant sucking sounds, my spO2 level would drop way down to as much as 71, but transiently. The other was that these bunches of spO2 dips would be followed shortly by me waking up to urinate.
These observations would lead me to conclude that ff:
- the immune system, in fighting bacterial infection, would use up plenty of oxygen to deal with the bacteria.
-the immune system would divert oxygen away from oxidative metabolism, and in so doing, reduce CO2 production, and as the night wears on, CO2 stores would diminish as blood becomes more alkaline. Near dawn, it becomes difficult to effect tissue oxygenation as CO2 dwindles. And this is why I would snore in an effort to pull in more oxygen.
I had been on an 250mg tetracycline for a week, and over this time, my CO2 deficit accumulated. To such a point that I was beginning to feel acid reflux. So last night, I skipped dinner, skipped the antibiotic, and popped open a soda water can, and drank that with ice.
I felt immediate relief from the acid reflux. I slept better, though I still woke up to urinate with the same frequency, but I did not sucking sound snore and did not pig snore. The urine pH readings I took each time I woke up to pee reflected this change. The pH was lower.
The soda is a big boon. Good to have when dealing and recovering from an infection. Or so it would seem to me.
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