CO2 Retention

[imelda16]

Please anyone with any tips on how to keep CO2 levels down. I'm a retainer unfortunately a complication which has recently developed my respitary team have advised me to use mask when sleeping and increased my 02 to 4ltrs pm at least 15 hrs daily. I was wondering if there s any suggestions on health supplements Thanks

[stilltruckin]

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/393...

[imelda16 in reply to stilltruckin]

Thanks stilltruckin I do tend to eat more carbs and the low carb high protein does make me feel better but my consultant told me to follow a calories control diet which I do and is mainly healthy food.. My metabolism is very sluggish due to Hypothyroidism the after effects of radio iodine for the thyroid being over active which I had some years ago.

[Hidden]

Hi

Im a retainer too and the problem with increasing your 02 is it may make you retain more.

I now have to use a niv nippy machine on a night which isnt very nice but its made a huge difference as holding on to c02 makes you feel so unwell x x

[imelda16 in reply to Hidden]

Hi Mandy I will ask about other treatments because like you say co2 makes for not feeling very well even seems to effect my personality at times so my hubby says,could be him effecting me ha ha. But up to now using the mask and watching my 02 levels has kept my ph blood test satisfactory thanks for advice.

[Seaelf]

They say low carb and high fat

That would mean eating what ideally ?

[stilltruckin in reply to Seaelf]

authoritynutrition.com/low-...

[Jjude in reply to stilltruckin]

All the foods I eat Thanks for this link x