electrolyte drink

[Guest guest]

I just got word from the dr that j's electrolytes are low. I found the drink

recipe on line

and was wondering how much to give him in a day. Any suggestions would be

appreciated.

CD, companion to

34yo SCD 7 hugely successful mo

[Guest guest]

Hi CD,

> Thanks for the quick response. J's been on a restricted diet -

very close to SCD - for ten years plus. When the dr recommended

this we started with the intro and reintroduced most foods fairly

quickly. He hasn't had any bm troubles in years, can eat cooked

and/or raw of almost anything legal he likes. We're extremely

fortunate that his food preferences have grown enormously over the

decades. He loves most fruits (esp bananas - one/day) and

vegetables. The chronic problems are yeasts and leaky gut. Since

SCD there's been no symptoms of yeast and he's absorbing food and

meds much better. Unfortunately, because his med load is pretty

high he drinks a lot of water (>9 cups) and I think that's washing

the electrolytes out of his system. Between supplements (calc, mag,

bicarb), food (potas, phos) and epsom salt baths, his intake is in

fact pretty high. Beyond adding table salt (dr recommends) I'm not

sure what else to do.

Since he is okay with solids maybe adding some homemade chicken

broth would help. What if he took his meds with cooled broth? If it

was made with lots of bones he'd get lots of minerals and nutrients

in the broth. Since his yeast seems better how about replacing some

of the water with diluted legal juice and/or the electrolyte

solution. Is he low in potassium or sodium ...?

Orange, grapefruit and tomato juice are sources of potassium also if

that especially is a problem.

Sheila, SCD 59 mos, 22 yrs UC

mom of Em and Dan

[Guest guest]

Hi CD,

> Thanks for the quick response. J's been on a restricted diet -

very close to SCD - for ten years plus. When the dr recommended

this we started with the intro and reintroduced most foods fairly

quickly. He hasn't had any bm troubles in years, can eat cooked

and/or raw of almost anything legal he likes. We're extremely

fortunate that his food preferences have grown enormously over the

decades. He loves most fruits (esp bananas - one/day) and

vegetables. The chronic problems are yeasts and leaky gut. Since

SCD there's been no symptoms of yeast and he's absorbing food and

meds much better. Unfortunately, because his med load is pretty

high he drinks a lot of water (>9 cups) and I think that's washing

the electrolytes out of his system. Between supplements (calc, mag,

bicarb), food (potas, phos) and epsom salt baths, his intake is in

fact pretty high. Beyond adding table salt (dr recommends) I'm not

sure what else to do.

Since he is okay with solids maybe adding some homemade chicken

broth would help. What if he took his meds with cooled broth? If it

was made with lots of bones he'd get lots of minerals and nutrients

in the broth. Since his yeast seems better how about replacing some

of the water with diluted legal juice and/or the electrolyte

solution. Is he low in potassium or sodium ...?

Orange, grapefruit and tomato juice are sources of potassium also if

that especially is a problem.

Sheila, SCD 59 mos, 22 yrs UC

mom of Em and Dan

[Guest guest]

Hi CD,

> Thanks for the quick response. J's been on a restricted diet -

very close to SCD - for ten years plus. When the dr recommended

this we started with the intro and reintroduced most foods fairly

quickly. He hasn't had any bm troubles in years, can eat cooked

and/or raw of almost anything legal he likes. We're extremely

fortunate that his food preferences have grown enormously over the

decades. He loves most fruits (esp bananas - one/day) and

vegetables. The chronic problems are yeasts and leaky gut. Since

SCD there's been no symptoms of yeast and he's absorbing food and

meds much better. Unfortunately, because his med load is pretty

high he drinks a lot of water (>9 cups) and I think that's washing

the electrolytes out of his system. Between supplements (calc, mag,

bicarb), food (potas, phos) and epsom salt baths, his intake is in

fact pretty high. Beyond adding table salt (dr recommends) I'm not

sure what else to do.

Since he is okay with solids maybe adding some homemade chicken

broth would help. What if he took his meds with cooled broth? If it

was made with lots of bones he'd get lots of minerals and nutrients

in the broth. Since his yeast seems better how about replacing some

of the water with diluted legal juice and/or the electrolyte

solution. Is he low in potassium or sodium ...?

Orange, grapefruit and tomato juice are sources of potassium also if

that especially is a problem.

Sheila, SCD 59 mos, 22 yrs UC

mom of Em and Dan