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When you have diarrhea and watery feces and you lose intestinal juices does that lead to blood ph being acidosis or alkalosis?
Why? please explain your answer…

acidosis

From http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic312.htm
Causes [of metabolic acidosis]:

INABILITY TO EXCRETE THE DIETARY H+ LOAD
Renal failure – Diminished NH4+ production
Hypoaldosteronism – Type 4 RTA
Diminished H+ secretion – Type 1 (distal) RTA

INCREASED H+ LOAD
Lactic acidosis – Numerous causes, including circulatory failure, drugs and toxins, and hereditary causes (see Lactic Acidosis)
Ketoacidosis – Diabetes, alcoholism, and starvation
Ingestions – Salicylates, methanol, ethylene glycol, isoniazid, iron, paraldehyde, sulfur, toluene, ammonium chloride, phenformin/metformin, and hyperalimentation fluids

GI HCO3- LOSS
***DIARRHEA
Pancreatic, biliary, or intestinal fistulas
Ureterosigmoidostomy
Cholestyramine

RENAL HCO3- LOSS
Type 2 (proximal) RTA
Acetazolamide

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