Re: High potassium -- was Diuretics

[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.

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

> every day..

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> Kim M.

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> 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.

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> Holly

> Crohn's

> SCD 12/01/08

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[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

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> 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.

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> Terry

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