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Low salt diet
Your body needs salt, which contains sodium, to work properly. Sodium helps your body control your blood pressure, blood volume, muscles and nerves, and more. But, too much sodium in you diet can be bad for you. For most people, dietary sodium comes from salt that is in or added to their food. If you have high blood pressure or heart failure, your doctor may advise you to limit how much salt you eat every day.
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How can you maintain a low salt diet?
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How do I start a low-salt diet?
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When is a low salt diet "low" enough?
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Foods to avoid on a low-sodium, low-salt diet?
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What do I eat when I have to have a low salt diet?
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A 40-year old asked:
I'm on a low salt diet what happens if I occasionally slip up?
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A 48-year old asked:
I'm on a low salt diet. How long can it take till excess salt is out my system?
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A 33-year old asked:
Any non-medical treatments for glaucoma, like a low salt diet, etc ?
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A member asked:
My dad is 87 and was just diagnosed with a sticky valve. Because of his age doctors are suggesting a low salt diet rather than surgery. Can that work?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Should you still follow a low salt diet even if you have low blood pressure? 100/60
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A 56-year old male asked:
How can i find out what is causing my hbp? 57, athletic, no sleep apnea, low salt diet?
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60 year old woman with very low blood pressure on low-salt diet (by choice). Good idea or is that a problem?
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A 47-year old female asked:
I'm not hypertensive but had some high readings and my Dr recommended low salt intake.I'm in a low salt diet but today I ate horrible, very salty, had no other choice. Tomorrow going back to low salt. How long after a salty food blood pressure rise?
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A 45-year old asked:
I heard that a low salt diet is good if you have high blood pressure. How much salt/sodium intake is too much?
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A female asked:
87year old gfr is 26 bun is 26 creat 1.7 no diabetes has high blood pressure well controled low salt diet no dialysis dr stated i am worried?
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A 56-year old male asked:
How can i find out the root cause what is causing my hbp? 57, athletic, no sleep apnea, low salt diet, done sleep studies, pcp just wants to prescribe more?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Pain in upper right abdomen. Had xray - stool in small intestines. Perscribed docusate 100 mg. I am on a low salt diet. Ok to take this medication?
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A 48-year old male asked:
No tumors but still constant ringing in left ear and vertigo from loud noises. Tried motion pills, low salt diet. Doc said live with it ?
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A 32-year old female asked:
39wks pregnant and have swollen painful leg. Too big to get shoe on and very painful to touch. Not DVT. Drink lots of water and low salt diet. Why?
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A 32-year old asked:
Will low salt low sodium diets lead to iodine deficiency?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I have SIADH &so need a low fluid high salt diet. I track my micro/macronutrients&I noticed that I keep coming up short on Potassium at 2700 mg +/- a day. Should I be concerned about my potassium levels due to a potential salt to potassium ratio?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are the specific differences between low-salt and 2g salt diet?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Gatric emptying study showed early rapid gastric emptying/dumping syndrome.Also have POTS &struggle with low BP.On high salt diet & Gatorade. Related?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can you please describe the breakfast menus i can have for low sodium diet?
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A 25-year old female asked:
1 weeks ago serum sodium level was 132. Today its 140, without changing anything in diet or something.how did it go up? And why was that low?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Low BP woes: is it there or not i am experiencing almost all symptoms (sev: mild) of low bp. I drink around 2 liters of water & enuf salt in diet?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Diet plan? Low in sodium? Helping my BP and my weight?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Why patient with low na level requires no added salt diet?
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A 35-year old asked:
Please help, how much mg of sodium should you have on a low sodium diet?
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A 37-year old asked:
How can a low sodium diet effect ones hearing?
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