Rafael Lao Wai
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Metabolic acidosis makes a lot more sense than alkalosis, especially considering that you said you ingested a lot of sodium chloride.Apparently, I messed up the interpretation of the tests and I have metabolic acidosis, not alkalosis. I tried taking magnesium and it seems to aggravate the symptoms. It makes me want to breathe slowly and deeply, and it's very strange. I only feel normal when I don't take any electrolytes, and that's weird. I would like to understand why this is so. Tomorrow I think to pass the test for lactate.
What form of magnesium did you take? Was it magnesium chloride?
This thread has a lot of good info on the balance between acidity and alkalinity: "The Primary Sources Of Acidity In The Diet Are Sulfur-containing AAs, Salt, And Phosphoric Acid"
An excess of chloride can be detrimental. Replacing sodium chloride with sodium bicarbonate( which can be mixed into juices to form compounds like sodium citrate, sodium malate, sodium ascorbate, etc.) could help a lot.