Tell Me More About Milk Alkali Syndrome

[ecstatichamster]

I eat a lot of cheese, drink a lot of milk, and use calcium carbonate (oyster shell calcium).

What is the cause of this problem and how to make sure it isn’t going to happen to me?

I suspect it has to do with consuming acids. If you don’t consume enough, and consume a lot of alkali, then at some point, there could be a terrible buffering problem and apparently it affects the kidneys and is very serious.

I drink a lot of OJ. And I drink ACV and magnesium carbonate, and oyster shell. Just want to make sure I don’t get sick this way.

 

[Eugene]

If you consume a lot of milk and cheese why go the extra mile with calcium supplements?

 

[ecstatichamster]

Extra calcium to counteract extra phosphorus in meat

 

[Hgreen56]

I eat a lot of cheese, drink a lot of milk, and use calcium carbonate (oyster shell calcium).

What is the cause of this problem and how to make sure it isn’t going to happen to me?

I suspect it has to do with consuming acids. If you don’t consume enough, and consume a lot of alkali, then at some point, there could be a terrible buffering problem and apparently it affects the kidneys and is very serious.

I drink a lot of OJ. And I drink ACV and magnesium carbonate, and oyster shell. Just want to make sure I don’t get sick this way.

do you have already find a answer on you question? i am now experimenting with a high dairy/calcium diet

 

[tara]

I think the stories I've heard about milk-alkali have included both high calcium and supplemental baking soda.

I wonder whether the occasional UpH test woudld give nan indication if there was a trend to be concerned about. If you are reaching overload with alkaline buffers at the expense of acid, that might be reflected in a higher UpH? I think Reams approach included using 5 or 6 different forms of calcium, from food and supps. Some more neutral (eg Ca gluconate), and some more suitable when UpH was higher or lower (Ca carbonate).

 

[Hgreen56]

I think the stories I've heard about milk-alkali have included both high calcium and supplemental baking soda.

yess, this one is a good example
Milk Alkali Syndrome (explicit)

i noticed that when i google on milk alkali syndrome they all talk about calcium gluconate supplements.
i wondering why

 

[Hgreen56]

" The cause of milk-alkali syndrome is ingestion of an inappropriately high amount of calcium carbonate.
Ingestion of large amounts of milk or milk products is no longer a common feature of milk-alkali syndrome, and ingestion of milk and bicarbonate is now rare. One patient was reported to have developed milk-alkali syndrome during prolonged enteral tube feedings delivering 2.1 g of calcium daily. [6] Certainly more than 4 g/d of supplemental calcium can predispose to milk-alkali syndrome."
Milk-Alkali Syndrome: Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology

 

[Hgreen56]

"Hypercalcemia does not happen by drinking too much milk or by eating too many dairy products. The high calcium level happens because of your cancer."
Hypercalcemia (High Calcium Level in the Blood) - Health Encyclopedia - University of Rochester Medical Center