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Only Temporary Relief?Question by Peter on 04/25/2007
Replied by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand)
1. Hormonal imbalance (lack of DHEA - DHEA supplements have helped in that instances)
2. Low salt to bicarbonate ratios. Some people whose diet is already low on salt for a long time started taking bicarbonates. The condition did not improve as the body is already depleted of the sea salt. The remedy for that one is 90% sea salt and 10% baking soda is used instead. Sea salt is usually recommended because of micromineral imbalances which leads to constipation. This means there is lack of alkaline elements, (magnesium, calcium, potassium, etc.)
3. Eating a heavy meals before sleep or eating high fat meals then sleeping within 4 hours after eating.
4. Stray magnetic fields disturbance can cause long term constipation. This comes from radio near the bed within 1-2 meters, spring beds (which destroy's the body's natural magnetic fields), and the bed directions goes in conflict with the natural magnetic fields. The condition is often improve by sleeping away from harmful electromagnetic radiations, and the bed position (the head) faces north).
Personally I had one incident when sodium bicarbonate didn't work for me also. Which I resolved by taking DHEA supplements, going on fasting, removing magnetic fields from the bed, and try adding some sea salt (very small amount) and temporarily stoping baking soda.
There is a criticial salt : baking soda ratio that is important. If the body is already low on salt (from drinking too much water), baking soda should not be taken everyday.
Just try taking it less frequently once the body has enough of it. For example take it once every 3 days or spacing the dose apart. Also be aware that the body needs 90% sea salt and 10% can be baking soda. To restore to normalcy, I just stop whatever I am eating, and go on a one day fast, drinking just water, with a tiny pinch of sea salt.
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