Guest guest Posted October 26, 1999 Report Share Posted October 26, 1999 Tina, Sorry you had a rough night, are you taking vitamins, you may need more potassium. not having enough and having too much can cause leg cramps. If your just taking a reg vitamin I would try a potassium supplement. If your unsure, call your Dr. Hugs Penny---Ohio 173/157/130 Goal for Oct 31st-----155 !!!!!!!!Go Braves!!!!!!!!! List Co-Moderator---ICQ#51429926 http://members.xoom.com/Shadcat708/LC.html http://www.geocities.com/shadcat708/The__Home.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 1999 Report Share Posted October 26, 1999 Dear Tina: Sorry to hear you had a bad night after the binge. Bet you won't do that for a good long while again! Get right back to the low carb eating girl! Grace 206+/192/150 started 9/8/99 14+ pounds gone forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 1999 Report Share Posted October 26, 1999 Nat You know it is hard to say, potassium is a scary thing cause using to much or too little is dangerous. I use Atkins vitamins. I use Dieters advantange which gives you 3%, Basic #3 which is less than 1% and thats it, I don't seem to have any problems. I know we get some through food and wish I could remember where the web site was that told what foods we can eat to help get more potassium. the reason it is only 3% is because that is all they are allow to sell, legally, over the counter without a prescription, thats why I almost always tell people that have questions to consult a Dr. My Mom has a potassium defiecny and she had all kinds of troubles. It's not really one I can tell some one to go get more cause having to much or too little can give the same symptoms. You never really know. With atkins, cause the diet is a duiretic (sp) it is most likely that your not getting enough. Hope this helped! Hugs Penny---Ohio 173/157/130 Goal for Oct 31st-----155 !!!!!!!!Go Braves!!!!!!!!! List Co-Moderator---ICQ#51429926 http://members.xoom.com/Shadcat708/LC.html http://www.geocities.com/shadcat708/The__Home.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 1999 Report Share Posted October 26, 1999 GOOD MORNING>>>BACK to it today after my binge last pm was up haf the night with terible leg cramps every few hours. I had rubbed with some casaspin cream and it helped some then finally had to take some heavy duty pain pills.never had this so bad before...I was afraid to take a muscle relaxer Ihave for my back as I would get zonked out toomuch as by then it was 2 or 3 AM well have a great day I do not think I did much damage last PM butneed to check the strip tonight...Havea greadt day hugs Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 1999 Report Share Posted October 26, 1999 >Sorry you had a rough night, are you taking vitamins, you may need more >potassium. not having enough and having too much can cause leg cramps. If >your just taking a reg vitamin I would try a potassium supplement. If your >unsure, call your Dr. Penny, I was in Shopko last week and they had what they called Potassium in the vitamins. When I looked, it said it only gives you 3% of your daily needs. What one do you use? I don't have cramps yet, but I take Prenatal vitamins because I nurse and it doesn't have potassium on it. I should take Potassium & Calcium. Calcium, I know where to get. Nat Baker 204/192/130 10/6/99 189 by 10/31 Bakers' Little Ranch Wisconsin Home Page http://discover-net.net/~nbaker Farm for Sale http://discover-net.net/~nbaker/farm.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2000 Report Share Posted April 16, 2000 Hi Steph, Thanks for the info. His GI did not want to put him on the Elecare yet, since he was so young when this started and it is not approved for use in children under the age of 1. If after our " trial " with Alimentum next month, we still have to remain on the formula, I will ask again as he will be six months then and maybe his GI will be more willing to try it. If not, I will definitely change when he is a year. (but I am hoping and praying that he will grow out of whatever he has and do fine when we switch) Someone had posted the price of Elecare at $45 for a can that lasts 3 days, and I get Neocate for $32 and lasts for 21/2 days. So at his age, I am not sure there is as much of a price difference as there is when he gets older. But I definitely would like to switch because of the constipation. Thanks again for the info. J.C. > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 07:05:56 -0700 (PDT) > > Subject: Re: Digest Number 599 > > > J.C. > > My kids had trouble with Neocate and constipation too. > We switched to Elecare, which is the US made > equivalent of Neocate. It is a lot cheaper and we > tolerate it a great deal better with loss constipation > and GI upset. > > It has been proven to work just as well as neocate and > there is a study done which showed it to be a true > equivalent. > > Steph. > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2000 Report Share Posted April 16, 2000 Elecare is not $45 a can. It comes out to $30.33 a can. A case of 6 comes out to $182.00. It's much cheaper than Neocate and a ton cheaper than Juice boxes. Re: Digest Number 599 > > > > > > J.C. > > > > My kids had trouble with Neocate and constipation too. > > We switched to Elecare, which is the US made > > equivalent of Neocate. It is a lot cheaper and we > > tolerate it a great deal better with loss constipation > > and GI upset. > > > > It has been proven to work just as well as neocate and > > there is a study done which showed it to be a true > > equivalent. > > > > Steph. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2000 Report Share Posted April 17, 2000 Steph, Thanks tons! Just emailed the fax number to you. Take care, -Joy ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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