Looking over my blood tests, I see that the two times (a few years ago) my anion gap was calculated it was just above the normal range (e.g 18 when the range is 8 to 16). My son's anion gap was similarly at the high end of normal. A high anion gap suggests that the blood is too acid - i.e. acidosis. And my low levels of albumin might be making the anion gap appear more normal than it is. https://adc.bmj.com/content/87/6/526 Has anyone identified a similar problem?
@Hutan I vaguely remember looking at this with my own results a while back. I’m too sick to check just now but will do so when I’m up to it and let you know.
I can’t remember the details (I’d have to look at my old tests), but my ME/CFS doctor looks at the anion gap and has found that patients often have acidosis.
I think that's why I take sodium bicarbonate. Unfortunately my brain doesn't work very well currently (for the last 2 and a half years) but I'm sure I've written plenty of coherent stuff on Phoenix Rising.
