Sodium / potassium

[Ballywilliam]

Sodium intake . Hi a question regarding sodium intake and potassium .I’m on pred 15 mg - I have noticed the days I am not paying attention to diet ( most days Im Good !) but if I eat anything salty !! - ie crisps / chips with salt etc then my fluid balance seems to go completely out of whack - my eyes get puffy - I gain weight by the next day and I feel generally unwell. And the only thing that helps is when I take slow K potassium prescribed by GP - seems to rebalance and helps rid the fluid . Is it just my body - shocked it can happen so quickly 🙈😅

My bloods always show normal K and normal Na levels

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Salt in food is a problem for me - eating out for a few days in a row as when on holiday and my feet go up like balloons. There is also a lot of salt in all processed foods. The body maintains the sodium and potassium levels where they should be by retaining water to dilute it. If you drink plenty for a few days it will go away without taking pills - you flush it all out through the kidneys. But avoidance is far better ...

[Ballywilliam in reply to PMRpro]

Thanks so much . Makes so much sense . Really appreciate 😍