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CO2 <----> H+ + HCO3-
In diarrhea, lots of HCO3- is lost, bringing HCO3 down.
This shifts the above reaction to the right, generating more H+ (bringing H+ up).
....But wouldn't shifting the reaction to the right bring HCO3- back up again?
Like the HCO3 was lost in the diarrhea but this shifted the reaction to the right to generate more H+ (and HCO3)...?
So why is HCO3 dramatically decreased in diarrhea? Wouldn't it just be a net increased H+ and a normal HCO3?
In diarrhea, lots of HCO3- is lost, bringing HCO3 down.
This shifts the above reaction to the right, generating more H+ (bringing H+ up).
....But wouldn't shifting the reaction to the right bring HCO3- back up again?
Like the HCO3 was lost in the diarrhea but this shifted the reaction to the right to generate more H+ (and HCO3)...?
So why is HCO3 dramatically decreased in diarrhea? Wouldn't it just be a net increased H+ and a normal HCO3?
