On Feb 25, 2008, at 5:35 am, ginny wilken wrote: > Bicarbonate of soda is a base, not an acid. It has been used for > years for superficial symptomatic relief of stomach issues, however > incorrectly. Carbonated water is probably only infused with a gas > that dissipates completely, thus the bubbles. I thought the CO2 they inject into the water makes it acidic, though? Does all the gas escape before it gets transported round the body?