How do you lower high levels of CO2 in your blood?

1 Answer
Oct 25, 2016

First of all, how do we increase CO2 levels in our body?
Generally, while exercising, cells produce CO2 as a byproduct. Consequently, it is given to the blood by the process of diffusion. In the blood, erythrocytes take that CO2 molecule and take it until alveoli where erythrocytes' oxidation is done.

At the time when there is too much CO2 in the blood, we ought to increase breathing frequency but decrease breath depth because of partial pressure. When we inhale, not every single molecule of oxygen will be diffused into the blood from alveoli; however, a greater amount of CO2 molecules will be diffused in lungs from the blood, and eventually, exhaled.