Metabolic acidosis secondary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

You can’t completely prevent acidosis. However, there are some things you can do to lower your risk.

Maintain a healthy weight.
Stay hydrated. Drink plenty of water and other fluids.
Keep control of your diabetes. A good management of your blood sugar levels well, you can avoid ketoacidosis.
Stop drinking alcohol. Chronic drinking can increase the buildup of lactic acid.
Stop smoking
Avoid Overuse of nephrotoxic Drugs. Always take recommended dose as prescribed by physician.
Heathy Diet with balance nutrition, salts and minerals. Excess of anything is bad for health.
Avoid Acidic food if you are high risk for developing acidosis, for example meat, poultry, fish, dairy, eggs, grains, alcohol

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