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A problem with Potassium
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Anonymous User
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Date: January 22, 2008 02:42PM Vegan diets, and especially raw vegan diets are very high in potassium and low in sodium. Normally this is a good thing, except when you are on a potassium sparing diurhetic like Aldactone.
Any ideas how I can address this. I'm quite worried, since I've noticed that I'm quite prone to cramping, which is indicative of a high potassium/low sodium imballance. Re: A problem with Potassium
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GypsyArdor
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Date: January 24, 2008 05:54PM Hi Simone, I don't have any experience or knowledge about this. My instinct it to say increase your sodium in a healthy way (celery?). Can you research healthy veggies that contain sodium to help you try to balance it with your diet?
Lots of love to you, Wendi XOXOXO Re: A problem with Potassium
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Bryan
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Date: January 24, 2008 07:16PM When I look on the internet for Aldactone, it says:
Aldactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from absorbing too much salt and keeps your potassium levels from getting too low. This sounds like your problem is that you can't hold on to potassium. If you eat more potassium, it would seem like you would need less Aldactone, no? Re: A problem with Potassium
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greenpower
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Date: January 24, 2008 11:18PM Why not change your diuretic? That would be easier! You can easily get an unbalanced ratio of sodium over potassium on the raw diet and this is only made worse by the aldacton. Try to get a lot of sodium containing foods like celery, kale, chard, spinach, dandelion leaves, carrots, beets, etc to get a better balance.
Cramping can also be a sign of not getting enough calcium. In that case it would be good to increase you raw greens which are all excellent calcium sources. Cramping can also be a sign of overalkalinity. This is rare, but may be it would be good to check pH of urine and saliva, just in case? Re: A problem with Potassium
Posted by:
Seabucktho
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Date: January 24, 2008 11:29PM I think your first stop should be to the doctor who prescribed the medication. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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