Re: Re: Gluten Free Diet to help lower blood pressure?

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Well then what is you sodium and potassium intake?C Grim MDOn Feb 17, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Vicki wrote: No, I am not dashing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello everyone! I am looking for some guidance > > > > > > here...or maybe > > > > > > > > > > > > some answers. I have hyperaldosteronism but was > > not a > > > > > > candidate for > > > > > > > > > > > > surgery since both my adrenals produce too much > > > > > > aldosterone. I was > > > > > > > > > > > > taking 100mg Spiro twice a day...morning and > > evening. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My 7 year old daughter was diagnosed with > > Celiac > > > > > > Disease in June > > > > > > > > > > > > and I follow the gluten free diet to support > > her. We > > > > > > have been > > > > > > > > > > > > gluten free since June 9th. During the past 6 > > weeks or > > > > > > so I noticed > > > > > > > > > > > > that I was getting dizzy and lightheadedness so I > > > > > > started checking > > > > > > > > > > > > my bp more often. It was lower than normal so I > > cut back > > > > > > on my > > > > > > > > > > > > evening spiro. I was still getting the same type > > of > > > > > > feelings and my > > > > > > > > > > > > Bp was still on the lower end of normal so I > > stopped spiro > > > > > > > > > > > > completely. My last dose was Aug. 31st. My bp > > has been > > > > > > great since > > > > > > > > > > > > then. Is it possible to recover from > > hyperaldosteronism? > > > > > > Could the > > > > > > > > > > > > GF diet be helping my bp stay down? My > > endocrinologist > > > > > > wants me to > > > > > > > > > > > > have my renin Aldo blood work and 24 hour urine > > retested > > > > > > in 4 weeks > > > > > > > > > > > > which I will do providing my bp doesn't go back > > up in > > > > > > the meantime. > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyoe have any thoughts on this? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BTW ~ my arthritis pain in my back and hips > > has been > > > > > > non > > > > > > > > > > > > existent since starting the GF diet as well. I was > > > > > > tested for Celiac > > > > > > > > > > > > Disease and I do not have it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Could it be that the Spiro is still working? > > It's > > > > > > been 2 weeks.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any input you can give, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Vicki > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >