Re: 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