When I had my chemo/stem cell transplant, my doctor told me to not drink alkaline water. If you look into it, you will see that you can't drink alkaline water within 2 hours of taking meds, as it can alter their efficacy. I followed his guidance and I am 8 years post transplant and perfectly healthy (so he was pretty good)
I am, Fren...and same to you! A great attitude and an even better sense of humor are key components to getting through the illness and returning to enjoying your days. That, and a healthy addiction to librul tears.
As with all things, moderation is best. Definitely talk with your oncologist about it. I would bet it is something that depends on the type of chemo you are prescribed. Just like with the word cancer, chemotherapy is a generic term for a lot of very different treatments.
Oncologists don't study nutrition or holistic medicine. Despite their brilliance, they have no clue to holistic aids/cures that aren't published by big pharma paid studies. An example is Vitamin C, because they can't patent it and charge an arm and a leg for it, they won't publish studies showing its effectiveness in therapeutic doses. Alkaline water is simply water with a high 8-9 pH. When it reaches the stomach, like most content, the stomach pumps out acid to bring it down to the 2-4 pH. Where the benefit is, is that the body sends out alkalizing buffers into your tissue. Cancer needs a a slightly acidic environment to spread and actually has little pumps that create acid into neighboring tissue. There is an interesting study that was done on mice regarding this. In the group of mice given sodium bicarbonate in their water, the implanted cancer cells did not metastasize. The issue with taking alkaline water with meds is that certain meds need an acidic environment to digest and be absorbed. Sometimes chemo can really mess up digestion but alkaline water is as safe as eating a green salad. Hope this helps clear some stuff up.
When I had my chemo/stem cell transplant, my doctor told me to not drink alkaline water. If you look into it, you will see that you can't drink alkaline water within 2 hours of taking meds, as it can alter their efficacy. I followed his guidance and I am 8 years post transplant and perfectly healthy (so he was pretty good)
Hello fellow stem cell transplant survivor! Im 5 months out from mine. I hope you are living a rich, full life.
I am, Fren...and same to you! A great attitude and an even better sense of humor are key components to getting through the illness and returning to enjoying your days. That, and a healthy addiction to librul tears.
Amen!! A positive attitude and humor are everything. Thats why the librals hate us so much, because we appreciate life. God speed!
I remember reading about this in immunology in grad school almost 10 years ago now. I'm so happy to see you both benefitting and thriving.
Thanks for the reminder why I still science despite the corruption.
God bless you both 🙏
As with all things, moderation is best. Definitely talk with your oncologist about it. I would bet it is something that depends on the type of chemo you are prescribed. Just like with the word cancer, chemotherapy is a generic term for a lot of very different treatments.
Oncologists don't study nutrition or holistic medicine. Despite their brilliance, they have no clue to holistic aids/cures that aren't published by big pharma paid studies. An example is Vitamin C, because they can't patent it and charge an arm and a leg for it, they won't publish studies showing its effectiveness in therapeutic doses. Alkaline water is simply water with a high 8-9 pH. When it reaches the stomach, like most content, the stomach pumps out acid to bring it down to the 2-4 pH. Where the benefit is, is that the body sends out alkalizing buffers into your tissue. Cancer needs a a slightly acidic environment to spread and actually has little pumps that create acid into neighboring tissue. There is an interesting study that was done on mice regarding this. In the group of mice given sodium bicarbonate in their water, the implanted cancer cells did not metastasize. The issue with taking alkaline water with meds is that certain meds need an acidic environment to digest and be absorbed. Sometimes chemo can really mess up digestion but alkaline water is as safe as eating a green salad. Hope this helps clear some stuff up.