A member asked:

If one is taking 50mg of aldactone per day for hirsutism/pcos.how much potassium from food is too much and can 1 day of eating a high potassium meal cause critical increases in serum potassium levels or is it ok if it's short term or a rare mistake?

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Normal diet: It is hard to say in your case: no chart/history available. However in general, aldactone prescribed to treat hirsutism/PCOS is given to pts with normally-functioning kidneys. If you have chronic kidney disease or approaching kidney failure, then this medication more likely to cause hyperkalemia. If kidneys are normal and your diet is normal/balanced, no problem. Eating 1-2 bananas/day is ok.

Answered 7/14/2020

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