Re: High potassium -- was Diuretics

[Guest guest]

High potassium levels (hyperkalemia) impact heart function,

along with muscle and nerve. My mother just went through a period of

having high potassium levels and her doctors were quite concerned. For a

while she had to stop taking some of her medications (or rather, changed types

on a few of them) and had to be careful with potassium-rich foods.

I, on the other hand, am low in potassium so have to boost

my levels almost every day….

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

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What

does high potassium mean? My blood test back in September showed that I was

above normal. My doc said not to take any supplements that have potassium in

them (my multi has a tiny amount, but not enough for me to worry about it). The

funny thing is, I didn't eat high potassium foods back then.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

[Guest guest]

High potassium levels (hyperkalemia) impact heart function,

along with muscle and nerve. My mother just went through a period of

having high potassium levels and her doctors were quite concerned. For a

while she had to stop taking some of her medications (or rather, changed types

on a few of them) and had to be careful with potassium-rich foods.

I, on the other hand, am low in potassium so have to boost

my levels almost every day….

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

>>>>>>>>>>>>>

What

does high potassium mean? My blood test back in September showed that I was

above normal. My doc said not to take any supplements that have potassium in

them (my multi has a tiny amount, but not enough for me to worry about it). The

funny thing is, I didn't eat high potassium foods back then.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

[Guest guest]

That freaks me out just a little bit! Maybe I should have it checked again,

because I do eat higher potassium foods then I did before the last test.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

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> High potassium levels (hyperkalemia) impact heart function, along with

> muscle and nerve. My mother just went through a period of having high

> potassium levels and her doctors were quite concerned. For a while she had

> to stop taking some of her medications (or rather, changed types on a few of

> them) and had to be careful with potassium-rich foods.

>

>

>

> I, on the other hand, am low in potassium so have to boost my levels almost

> every day..

>

>

>

> Kim M.

>

> SCD 6 years

>

>

>

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>

>

> What does high potassium mean? My blood test back in September showed that I

> was above normal. My doc said not to take any supplements that have

> potassium in them (my multi has a tiny amount, but not enough for me to

> worry about it). The funny thing is, I didn't eat high potassium foods back

> then.

>

> Holly

> Crohn's

> SCD 12/01/08

>

[Guest guest]

That freaks me out just a little bit! Maybe I should have it checked again,

because I do eat higher potassium foods then I did before the last test.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> High potassium levels (hyperkalemia) impact heart function, along with

> muscle and nerve. My mother just went through a period of having high

> potassium levels and her doctors were quite concerned. For a while she had

> to stop taking some of her medications (or rather, changed types on a few of

> them) and had to be careful with potassium-rich foods.

>

>

>

> I, on the other hand, am low in potassium so have to boost my levels almost

> every day..

>

>

>

> Kim M.

>

> SCD 6 years

>

>

>

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>

>

> What does high potassium mean? My blood test back in September showed that I

> was above normal. My doc said not to take any supplements that have

> potassium in them (my multi has a tiny amount, but not enough for me to

> worry about it). The funny thing is, I didn't eat high potassium foods back

> then.

>

> Holly

> Crohn's

> SCD 12/01/08

>

[Guest guest]

Holly, most people would love to have higher K because most of us have too much Na relative to K. I don't know if you eat a low sodium diet, but eating slightly more salt will help excrete your excess K.

Terry

[Guest guest]

Holly, most people would love to have higher K because most of us have too much Na relative to K. I don't know if you eat a low sodium diet, but eating slightly more salt will help excrete your excess K.

Terry

[Guest guest]

If you are supposed to be on a low salt diet - does iodine in the form of iodural (or some other iodinetablet) effect your water retention? Or are theyunrelated? MaraHolly, most people would love to have higher K because most of us have too much Na relative to K. I don't know if you eat a low sodium diet, but eating slightly more salt will help excrete your excess K. Terry

[Guest guest]

If you are supposed to be on a low salt diet - does iodine in the form of iodural (or some other iodinetablet) effect your water retention? Or are theyunrelated? MaraHolly, most people would love to have higher K because most of us have too much Na relative to K. I don't know if you eat a low sodium diet, but eating slightly more salt will help excrete your excess K. Terry

[Guest guest]

Pre-SCD, I never ate extra salt. However, I always salt my veggies (and

sometimes meat) now to try to help my low blood pressure.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> Holly, most people would love to have higher K because most of us have too

much Na relative to K. I don't know if you eat a low sodium diet, but eating

slightly more salt will help excrete your excess K.

>

> Terry

>

[Guest guest]

Pre-SCD, I never ate extra salt. However, I always salt my veggies (and

sometimes meat) now to try to help my low blood pressure.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

>

> Holly, most people would love to have higher K because most of us have too

much Na relative to K. I don't know if you eat a low sodium diet, but eating

slightly more salt will help excrete your excess K.

>

> Terry

>

[Guest guest]

At 01:50 AM 2/19/2010, you wrote:

Pre-SCD, I never ate extra salt.

However, I always salt my veggies (and sometimes meat) now to try to help

my low blood pressure.

Yeah. Most processed food has so much salt added you don't need to! But

when we make our own....!

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

At 01:50 AM 2/19/2010, you wrote:

Pre-SCD, I never ate extra salt.

However, I always salt my veggies (and sometimes meat) now to try to help

my low blood pressure.

Yeah. Most processed food has so much salt added you don't need to! But

when we make our own....!

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

And salt helps support your adrenals, too.

Pre-SCD, I never ate extra salt. However, I always salt my veggies

(and sometimes meat) now to try to help my low blood pressure.

Holly

[Guest guest]

And salt helps support your adrenals, too.

Pre-SCD, I never ate extra salt. However, I always salt my veggies

(and sometimes meat) now to try to help my low blood pressure.

Holly