Does anyone know if the sodium bicarbonate tablets are safer (easier on your body) than the teaspoon of baking soda in water trick?

Also, I've said it in other posts but consider buying an organic brand like Red Mill, which you can find at Whole Foods or online. Red Mill is purer and safer to ingest than other brands.

it is 2 tablespoons of bs to 8 oz water. The dr. told me today it was just fine to use and would not hurt me. He also gave me a script for bicarbonate soda tablets that will do the same thing however not taste nasty.

again the recipe to calm a flareups a s follows.
2 tsp baking soda mixed with 8oz of water warm or cold. hold your nose and drink it down. it works with in ten minutes. It is very salty. first time in 20 minutes i was flare free after being in agony for over a week. will mention this you need to be home to do this as it does tend to work like a laxative. I asked my dr. and he said it was totally safe. he gave me a script for sodium bicarbonate tablets. When i feel it starting, I take one and it works totally well. I have had to restart going for infusion 1 time a week till it all calms down.

I think it actually made me worse. Best thing for me is to drink enough water, re-examine what I'm eating (soy is hidden in everything), and take a hot bath (as hot as possible) to relax everything down there.

Works for me if the flare is not too severe. Try it. May work for you.

My brother in law, who is a urologist said baking soda is just for emergencies when you don't have anything else. He suggested Prelief insead, and gave me loads of samples. I buy it myself now and don't go anywhere without it.

Almond milk works for me and it tastes a lot better than Baking Soda which I have tried. Yuck!!

I learned about the baking soda yesterday. Normally I run to the bathroom every 15-20 minutes. This morning I mixed 1 teaspoon of baking soda with 32 oz of half Gatorade and half water. I am going every 2 to 2.5 hours today. NO pain - First time in over 4 years. I had bladder surgery Feb 2009.....made everything worse. Didn't think it was possible for the pain to get worse but it did. I have been miserable for all these years. If a little backing soda was all I needed Lord help me. I plan to call the 3 urologist I have seen over the years and let them have IT!!

My Daughter in Law read off some suggestions for IC and I tried the following: 1 Tablespoon of Baking Soda in a tall glass of pure water....within an hour I had diarrhea 4 times...noticed my tummy was a little bloated before, but no pain or discomfort. Now, an hour later and have not needed or felt the urge to void.
Does anyone know what foods or drink one should follow after this experiment?
Just had my probiotic/prebiotic at 6 AM early, today.

I have to wait an hour before I get relief from the baking soda(1/2 tsp in 1 glass of water). Thankfully, I don't have to take it that often but it really works and is so much better than taking heavy pain killers. Hope this helps.

It usually takes 1 hour for me for the baking soda and water combination to start to work, but I have avoided taking a lot of pain killers because of this lifeline.