my nephrologist says that I have acidosis.  I take 2 sodium bicarbonate twice daily.  I do not know anything about this condition.  my creatinine and my nephrologist says that I have acidosis.  I take 2 sodium bicarbonate tablets twice daily,  my creatinine and my nephrologist says that I have acidosis.  I take 2 sodium bicarbonate tablets daily;  my creatinine and bun are also elevated,  can you help me understand acidosis?
Hello, If your creatinine and blood urea are high, your doctor would have told you that your kidney function is reduced. Acid is normally produced in the body by the metabolic processes that sustain us. This is excreted by the kidneys so that the blood is kept at the normal pH. When the kidney function is reduced, the kidneys cannot excrete the acid and acid builds up in the blood and the pH Chat Doctor.  If it