Potassium citrate mixture?

[nupersoodles]

The one I use atm is quite strong, 1.5g of potassium citrate per 5ml of mixture (I take 20ml a day as uric acid kidney stone prevention). Does anyone please know if something like this is available in Thailand, or if not a viable substitute?

[KannikaP]

41 minutes ago, nupersoodles said:

The one I use atm is quite strong, 1.5g of potassium citrate per 5ml of mixture (I take 20ml a day as uric acid kidney stone prevention). Does anyone please know if something like this is available in Thailand, or if not a viable substitute?

Do you mean that you take 6gm per day, as in my arithmetic, 20ml / 5ml = 4....x1.5 = 6.?

Does it work for gout as that is caused by excess Uric acid?

Are kidney and gall stones caused by Uric acid?

[Sheryl]

Pocitrin taklets here contain 231.5 mg potassium citrate. Available at pharmacies

 

These are compressed tablets not a powder

 

Lazada has what appear to be caspules 99 mg  https://www.lazada.co.th/tag/potassium-citrate-now/?exlaz=d_1:mm_150050845_51350204_2010350204::13:12361258253!116250847885!!!dsa-19959388920!c!!!!593083946049!&gclid=CjwKCAjw3oqoBhAjEiwA_UaLtlCyVsH0qVpTwSoNG8SH8z-YWtslQ91vir_W4fpyNo_9S6Boo87AaRoCOgkQAvD_BwE

 

I see some powders on Shoppee but from China and I am not sure can be considered pharmaceutical grade.

 

But if what you already have is liquid, can you not just further dilute it?

[nupersoodles]

1 hour ago, KannikaP said:

Do you mean that you take 6gm per day, as in my arithmetic, 20ml / 5ml = 4....x1.5 = 6.?

Does it work for gout as that is caused by excess Uric acid?

Are kidney and gall stones caused by Uric acid?

Yes 6 grams per day, as recommended by my specialist. Some stones, the ones I've had in the past, are caused by uric acid build-up; but the most common are caused by calcium oxate, iirc, whilst a small portion by struvite or cystine. I'm not qualified to comment on whether or not potassium citrate would work for gout but it's definitely worth looking into given the relation. I also take cherry extract and quercetin supplements, due to tentative  reports of them helping with gout - not that I've experienced gout myself (yet).

Edit: There's a table here, a bit further down the page, with the relative incidence rate of the different types of stones (calcium phosphate is another one I forgot to mention)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_stone_disease#Diagnosis

 

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

Pocitrin taklets here contain 231.5 mg potassium citrate. Available at pharmacies

 

These are compressed tablets not a powder

 

Lazada has what appear to be caspules 99 mg  https://www.lazada.co.th/tag/potassium-citrate-now/?exlaz=d_1:mm_150050845_51350204_2010350204::13:12361258253!116250847885!!!dsa-19959388920!c!!!!593083946049!&gclid=CjwKCAjw3oqoBhAjEiwA_UaLtlCyVsH0qVpTwSoNG8SH8z-YWtslQ91vir_W4fpyNo_9S6Boo87AaRoCOgkQAvD_BwE

 

I see some powders ion Shoppee but from China and I am not sure can be considered pharmaceutical grade.

 

But if what you already have is liquid, can you not just further dilute it?

Thanks very much, Sheryl. Sorry I should have been clearer, I didn't mean to imply that I require a weaker mixture, only to give an ideaa of the strength I'm actually after due to my doseage requirement. 

I'm in the UK atm and it might be a bit tricky to bring enough of the mixture back with me to last - the pocitrin might do the trick in a pinch though. Cheers!

Edited September 14, 2023 by nupersoodles
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[nupersoodles]

Just learnt that Pocitrin also contains 195 mg of sodium citrate which is also good for dissolving uric acid.

 

Also, this may be of interested to @KannikaP

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8213434/

[mstevens]

This Potassium Citrate powder is available at iHerb. As it is a powder, you can simply mix in the amount of Potassium Citrate you require in to a glass of water.

 

https://www.nowfoods.com/products/supplements/potassium-citrate-powder

 

[nupersoodles]

2 hours ago, mstevens said:

This Potassium Citrate powder is available at iHerb. As it is a powder, you can simply mix in the amount of Potassium Citrate you require in to a glass of water.

 

https://www.nowfoods.com/products/supplements/potassium-citrate-powder

 

That is perfect, per dose works out even cheaper than the mixture I'm currently using. Thank you so much!

[NedR69]

I'm not sure what this potassium citrate mixture is all about.   Is this something you are buying and then mixing it yourself for a health problem?  If this is for a documented medical condition, why not get a prescription from you physician and a pharmacy? 

[Sheryl]

5 hours ago, nupersoodles said:

That is perfect, per dose works out even cheaper than the mixture I'm currently using. Thank you so much!

Note that this is not pharmaceutical grade. 

[Brahmz]

Potassium citrate is readily available on Lazada. It is sold by the kilo.

A uric acid problem is better treated by eliminating red meat from your diet and eating white meat in modest quantities with some fat. That is local pork and chicken. Salmon from Norway is best eaten raw.

[nupersoodles]

8 hours ago, NedR69 said:

I'm not sure what this potassium citrate mixture is all about.   Is this something you are buying and then mixing it yourself for a health problem?  If this is for a documented medical condition, why not get a prescription from you physician and a pharmacy? 

I do have a prescription in the UK, but as I said in my original post I wont be able to bring enough back with me to last me the entire time I'm planning to stay in Thailand and I've no idea whether or not a similar product has been approved in Thailand since Google isn't coming up with much (at least in English).

 

7 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Note that this is not pharmaceutical grade. 

Thanks, I should get some tested in that case before I depart.

 

 

7 hours ago, Brahmz said:

Potassium citrate is readily available on Lazada. It is sold by the kilo.

A uric acid problem is better treated by eliminating red meat from your diet and eating white meat in modest quantities with some fat. That is local pork and chicken. Salmon from Norway is best eaten raw.

Thanks, I'll look into that if the iHerb stuff turns out to be bunk. My specialist gave me the full run-down with regards to diet - I now only eat chicken or certain fish (not too high in purines) one or two meals a week, and have dropped alcohol; sugary drinks; and confectionery completely.