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Help I'm dehydrated and have a low sodium level

gailhamiltonstar964
gailhamiltonstar964 Posts: 35 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Help! I'm dehydrated and have a low sodium Level. Can anyone help? Just adding more salt to foods doesn't seem to make a difference to increase my salt.

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  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    How did you come to this conclusion
  • gailhamiltonstar964
    gailhamiltonstar964 Posts: 35 Member
    Had routine bloods taken and this was the result. Most of the population are trying to lower salt and I'm trying to increase it:(
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Take 2 bullioun cubes daily.
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    Chinese, Indian, Ethiopian food.
  • ki4eld
    ki4eld Posts: 1,213 Member
    You can also take a sodium supplement in a pill. That's what I have to do to keep my sodium where it belongs.
  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
    edited September 2015
    What did your doctor recommend?
  • arb037
    arb037 Posts: 203 Member
    Boulion cubes. Drink bone/ chicken broth 1 cup a day should be plenty. Eat bacon etc.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    oh_happy_day wrote: »
    What did your doctor recommend?

    This.
  • CompanionNerd
    CompanionNerd Posts: 17 Member
    You can try increasing your salt intake through food. If you weren't dehydrated, I would say lower your fluid intake as drinking large amounts of water can cause low NA levels. Did your blood work show that you are dehydrated or do you just feel that you are? Additionally, as another poster mentioned, you can also buy OTC sodium supplements. Make sure you check with your doctor before taking these.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    edited September 2015
    I had that issue and my doctor suggested 1/4 tsp sodium chloride (non iodixed table salt), 1/4 tsp. sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), and 1/4 tsp. potassium chloride (salt substitute) added to any beverage once a day. Basically I was making my own electrolyte beverage. She also suggested pedialyte if I wanted the expense.

    What did your doctor recommend for you?
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    I can't believe a doctor gave you that news without a recommendation of what to do about it, but Gatorade might do the trick.
  • coreyreichle
    coreyreichle Posts: 1,031 Member
    edited September 2015
    gailhamiltonstar964 wrote: »
    Had routine bloods taken and this was the result. Most of the population are trying to lower salt and I'm trying to increase it:(

    That was one day. A point in time. If I went to the doc's for blood work after lunch, my bloodwork would likely show the same (Since I would have just walked 4 miles less than an hour ago). However, an hour after dinner, and the blood test would not show the same.

    Don't sweat it (hahaha) until it shows as being routine. I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice, however, I do not know (Off hand) of any disease that causes low sodium and dehydration.
  • gailhamiltonstar964
    gailhamiltonstar964 Posts: 35 Member
    Thanks
  • gailhamiltonstar964
    gailhamiltonstar964 Posts: 35 Member
    Actually, my dr said eat more salt Gail and drink more fluid but I swear if I drink any more my stomach will feel like a fish bowl. But thanks for the tips guys I'll certainly try some of these out.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Add salt to one of your drinks.
  • br3adman
    br3adman Posts: 284 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    I can't believe a doctor gave you that news without a recommendation of what to do about it, but Gatorade might do the trick.

    Gatorade is not natural its better to juice an apple celery and lemons much better nutritents for you. If you're in a pickle she can drink pickle juice :)
  • umayster
    umayster Posts: 651 Member
    Simple cheap solution - put salt in water and drink.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    gailhamiltonstar964 wrote: »
    Actually, my dr said eat more salt Gail and drink more fluid but I swear if I drink any more my stomach will feel like a fish bowl. But thanks for the tips guys I'll certainly try some of these out.

    Did you ask your doctor how you could be dehydrated since you feel like you are already drinking plenty?

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