is Eno (sodium bicarbonate) a good antacid?
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1. Counselling Conundrum: a real question from a patient
2. Concise Conclusion: a straight-forward patient-friendly answer
3. Quick Wrap-up
Clearly, there are nuances that may not be captured in this format. The goal here is to provide you with helpful counselling tips which often draw from multiple sources or those which are not commonly accessed by busy healthcare providers serving the community.
Counselling Conundrum: "I am having heartburn for the first time, and my doctor told me to take an antacid. Is Eno a good one? Other than having high blood pressure, I am healthy."
Concise Conclusion: In your case, I would stick to something like calcium carbonate (found in Tums), since it works better to neutralize your stomach acid without further raising your blood pressure like the salt in Eno will.
Quick Wrap-up: Sodium bicarbonate has the weakest acid-neutralizing capacity, and the sodium in it makes in less ideal in situations like: hypertension, heart failure, edema, kidney dysfunction, cirrhosis, pregnancy, and metabolic alkalosis.
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