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I eat a lot of salt on its own what's wrong help 35 female? please help

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Dr. Liawaty Ho answered

Specializes in Hematology and Oncology

Go to see your MD: Go to see your md and get yourself checked. Certain diseases makes you craving salt, or other things that are not usual. Among other things- your doctor should check your iron level as well as to check your adrenal gland. Eating too much salt obviously is not normal and it can cause certain problems like swelling/retaining water and it may increase your blood pressure etc.

Answered 9/28/2016

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