Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Thank you so much Mark. Ann m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 i also have a low potassium level after surgery. before surgery i would take 40 mcq along with my BP med. after surgery i no longer took my BP med so they took me off the potassium too. well making a long story short, i am back on 20 mcq a day since i don't seem to retain or produce it on my own. they gave me capsules so i just have to open them and mix it with applesauce or yogurt, what ever is handy. laurette 4/23/04 open rny 309/290/245/150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Yes, but what kind of potassium like gluconate or something else. Ann m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 i have in the past gotten sever craps in my calf's and in my feet .. the doctor gave me quine pills , i have not had the surgery yet so I'm not sure if you can take the pill but they do sell quine water,,, take care Shirley of Fontana so cal bogie3263@... wrote: Does anyone know what kind of potassium we are supposed to be taking. I have been having cramps in my hands and legs and feet and someone said I needed potassium but I started searching and there's all kinds of potassium. help Ann M. rny/lap 242/13o St. Louis Mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 I was low on potassium, before the surgery, and my surgeon had me start drinking V8. After, I looked at getting an over-the-counter potassium supplement, but they were all for just 3 to 5% of the RDA (unofficially 2000 to 2500 mg). That is hardly worth taking. The prescription supplement (K-Dur) is a huge pill, so I wanted to avoid that. It turns out that one serving of V8 has more potassium than any supplement out there other than K-Dur. So I use V8 to take my pills morning and evening. And remember that you don't have to get the full 2500 mg in as a separate supplement. Many of the protein drinks have a lot of potassium, as well as the rest of the food you eat. I found the following table in a journal article on clinical nutrition research comparing the use of supplements verses diet for increasing potassium levels. If you have trouble with the table, let me know and I will try to convert it to pure text. Mark Phoenix, AZ ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Here's the text only version of the table. ---------- Potassium Content of Foods and Beverages 1 mEq equals 40 mg Food/Beverage Serving Size Content, mEq Content, mg Orange juice 4 oz 6 240 Grapefruit juice 4 oz 4 160 Pineapple juice 4 oz 4 160 Apple juice 4 oz 4 160 Prune juice 4 oz 9 360 No-salt-added V8 juice 6 oz 11 440 Low sodium tomato juice 6 oz 10 400 Milk 1 cup 10 400 Resource Plus (dagger) 1 box 13 520 Nutrashake (double dagger) 4 oz 7.8 312 Milkshake 12 oz 12 480 Instant breakfast 1 serving 17 680 Banana 1 medium 12 480 Raisins 1/2 cup 14 560 Orange 1 medium 6 240 Apricots 3 raw 8 320 Peach 1 raw 4 160 Kiwi 1 raw 6 240 Prunes 5 dried 8 320 Avocado, California 1/4 7 280 Avocado, Florida 1/4 10 400 Baked potato, with skin 1 22 880 Mashed potato 1/2 cup 8 320 Boiled potato, without skin 1 11 440 Baked sweet potato, with skin 1 10 400 Dried beans, cup cooked 1/2 8 320 Tomato, raw 1 7 280 Tomato sauce 1/2 cup 12 480 Acorn squash, baked 1/2 cup 11 440 Salt substitute 1 package 5 200 > I was low on potassium, before the surgery, and my surgeon had me start > drinking V8. > > After, I looked at getting an over-the-counter potassium supplement, > but they were all for just 3 to 5% of the RDA (unofficially 2000 to > 2500 mg). That is hardly worth taking. The prescription supplement > (K-Dur) is a huge pill, so I wanted to avoid that. > > It turns out that one serving of V8 has more potassium than any > supplement out there other than K-Dur. > So I use V8 to take my pills morning and evening. And remember that > you don't have to get the full 2500 mg in as a separate supplement. > Many of the protein drinks have a lot of potassium, as well as the rest > of the food you eat. > > I found the following table in a journal article on clinical nutrition > research comparing the use of supplements verses diet for increasing > potassium levels. > > If you have trouble with the table, let me know and I will try to > convert it to pure text. > > Mark > Phoenix, AZ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Thanks again Mark for the text version of the table. Ann M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Even low magnesium, and sometimes low calcium can affect muscles. It just goes to show you that we need good, all around vitamin and mineral supplements. As it happens, looking at local grocery stores, pharmacies, and Walmart, it seems that it is not easy finding good supplements for potassium and magnesium, even though they are 2 of the 4 most common minerals needed by the body. I drink V8 for my potassium (also helps to improve blood pressure), and I have found a magnesium supplement (also helps reduce insulin resistance) at GNC (Preventive Nutrition® Triple Magnesium) Mark Phoenix, AZ > I have also heard that cramps could be a sign of low > b-12. > Shirley Weber wrote: >> >> bogie3263@... wrote: >> Does anyone know what kind of potassium we are >> supposed to be taking. I have >> been having cramps in my hands and legs and feet and >> someone said I needed >> potassium but I started searching and there's all >> kinds of potassium. help >> >> Ann M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Hi Mark I am 4 months out and my nutritionist said to order the Gastri c Bypass vitamens from Building Blocks vitamins on the internet. They have researched for twenty years to get the correct dosage for us by pass patients. I started about 2 weeks ago and feel one hundred percent better Re: potassium Even low magnesium, and sometimes low calcium can affect muscles. It just goes to show you that we need good, all around vitamin and mineral supplements. As it happens, looking at local grocery stores, pharmacies, and Walmart, it seems that it is not easy finding good supplements for potassium and magnesium, even though they are 2 of the 4 most common minerals needed by the body. I drink V8 for my potassium (also helps to improve blood pressure), and I have found a magnesium supplement (also helps reduce insulin resistance) at GNC (Preventive Nutrition® Triple Magnesium) Mark Phoenix, AZ > I have also heard that cramps could be a sign of low > b-12. > Shirley Weber wrote: >> >> bogie3263@... wrote: >> Does anyone know what kind of potassium we are >> supposed to be taking. I have >> been having cramps in my hands and legs and feet and >> someone said I needed >> potassium but I started searching and there's all >> kinds of potassium. help >> >> Ann M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 I tried to Google Building Blocks Vitamins and came up with nothing. Do you have a url for this? Alice hardestyal hardesty@... Re: potassium Even low magnesium, and sometimes low calcium can affect muscles. It just goes to show you that we need good, all around vitamin and mineral supplements. As it happens, looking at local grocery stores, pharmacies, and Walmart, it seems that it is not easy finding good supplements for potassium and magnesium, even though they are 2 of the 4 most common minerals needed by the body. I drink V8 for my potassium (also helps to improve blood pressure), and I have found a magnesium supplement (also helps reduce insulin resistance) at GNC (Preventive Nutrition® Triple Magnesium) Mark Phoenix, AZ > I have also heard that cramps could be a sign of low > b-12. > Shirley Weber wrote: >> >> bogie3263@... wrote: >> Does anyone know what kind of potassium we are >> supposed to be taking. I have >> been having cramps in my hands and legs and feet and >> someone said I needed >> potassium but I started searching and there's all >> kinds of potassium. help >> >> Ann M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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