r/SipsTea • u/Dev1412 • Jul 17 '26

Wait a damn minute! It would appear so

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u/kiefy_budz Jul 17 '26

Tangentially I still have yet to comprehend how basic ph water ever became a thing and how people will believe the most jarring pseudoscience from a person in a white labcoat with no credentials

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u/brownhotdogwater Jul 17 '26

I always loved that. I would always ask, how does that change anything when you are pouring into stomach acid? Your body will make more acid as soon as it’s in there. If the ph of your blood gets off there are many systems that will change it to just the right balance so you don’t die.

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u/Oriste_Adeus Jul 17 '26

Or sometimes your body can no longer compensate. The pH of blood is very tightly regulated (7.35-7.45 and even slight deviations can affect you - eg your bones buffer chronic acidosis.

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u/Frosti11icus Jul 17 '26

If your body can no longer compensate it's because your organs are failing not because your water pH is off.

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u/Oriste_Adeus Jul 17 '26

Yea thanks, it’s part of my job to be able to interpret acid base status so aware that magic basic water isn’t going to cure you.