High potasium

[Gotthecall_123]

Has anyone had high potasium? It should be easy to adjust your diet?

[Jayhawker]

Yes, high potassium is actually one of my ongoing issues. I follow an extremely low potassium diet and take sodium bicarbonate two times a day. there are potassium binder medications that can be used though. I'm hoping my new nephrologist will modify this part of my treatment plan do I can eat some veggies as a regular part of my diet.

But you've had a transplant? Right? If you're asking for yourself I'd definitely think you'll want to talk with your nephrologist about this immediately.

Marj

[Gotthecall_123 in reply to Jayhawker]

Im in weekly contact with my transplant nurse and im educating my self on nutrition going for labs on friday my nurse knows i can adjusr my diet to bring it down 😝

[Gotthecall_123 in reply to Gotthecall_123]

Imdid hthe same thing with my cholesterol adjusted my diet💪🙏😝

[mfm1947 in reply to Jayhawker]

Some bp meds cause high potassium. Just sayin.

[Jayhawker in reply to mfm1947]

True🐶 In my case, I don't take blood pressure medications though. I realize that's somewhat unusual...

[Gotthecall_123 in reply to mfm1947]

I am on 2 BP meds will check with my team but im pretty sure its my diet made some adjustments have lans on friday hopefully its come down a bit im at 5.6 last lab results 2:weeks ago they want ke down to 5.0 so i see my team in 1 week talk to doctor then might het binders if there hasnt been any change💪🙏😝

[WYOAnne NKF Ambassador in reply to Gotthecall_123]

I can't remember...how far out from your transplant are you? I remember that the first couple of years your body is adjusting to having a new kidney.

For me, anyway, after 19+ years since my transplant, if anything my potassium and sometimes my magnesium will be on the low side. The only thing I have to watch in my diet is SALT. Within reason, I am able to eat anything that I want.

I take 2 different BP meds, both prescribed by my nephrologist.

[Gotthecall_123 in reply to WYOAnne]

hi ill be 1 year on ,may 24th/2019 💪since transplant ive pretty much ate what i want i avoid salt because i haven't ate it in years im pretty sure mi know why my potassium is high its my diet, eberything i eat has a % of potasium in it so ive adjusted my diet and tryin to follow a,low,potasium diet2000 mg per day any,other suggesions?💪🙏😝

[mhawk123]

I know the low potassium diet can be hard but do you realize that almost everything has a too much potassium? The number one culprit for me was the beans as I am veggie. The starchy potatoes, the spinach and of course the juices are high in content. Even energy/ snack bars have significant loads of K levels. Try to watch the fruits as well. Now I am S/P transplant going on eighteen months but I still watch my potassium and phosphate levels as these can be initial trigger that rejection maybe around the corner.....GOOD LUCK....

[Gotthecall_123 in reply to mhawk123]

Thanks,ive stoped eating spinach,tomato,cuecumner,mushrooms and im trying to stick to a low potasium diet 2000mg per day and yes everythig we eat has some potassium im researching the nutritional values online of all the food i eat also gave p potato's oakra apples 💪🙏😝

[Jayhawker in reply to Gotthecall_123]

There's a free app I use that helps me calculate my daily potassium levels. It's available for both iPhones or android smart phones.

The app is called HealthWatch 360.

You can enter foods and bar codes for foods like almond milk or chicken broth. The bar codes will connect you to the USDA data base for the product. You'll then get the total nutritional information for the item including phosphorous levels and such. The app also gives nutritional information for basic foods like red raspberries.

I'm not sure whether it will connect to similar data bases for other countries like Canada.

But the other thing you can do with this app is enter recipes. It will then calculate the nutritional data per serving.

Plus if you enter your total daily food and beverage intake it will give you your total daily amounts.

I've double checked this data against the nutritional information posted for recipes on web sites like Davita. The calculations on HealthWatch 360 are very consistent with the nutritional data provided for those recipes on Davita.

Marj

[Gotthecall_123 in reply to Jayhawker]

Thanks i have a similar app with all nutricanal facts for any food you type in 😝

[mhawk123 in reply to Gotthecall_123]

There is an online class called KIDNEY SMART given by DAVITA, which maybe helpful to finding potassium friendly diets...

[Gotthecall_123 in reply to mhawk123]

Yes i have davita app had it for years thanks 💪🙏😝

[Jayhawker in reply to Gotthecall_123]

Sounds like you're doing everything you can. Keeping good thoughts for you!

Marj

[Gotthecall_123 in reply to Jayhawker]

Thanks im realy starting to make some changes and improvements in my diet and life 🙏time to get serious 💪🙏😝