Help I'm dehydrated and have a low sodium level

gailhamiltonstar964

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.

LKArgh

How did you come to this conclusion

gailhamiltonstar964

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

Take 2 bullioun cubes daily.

healthygreek

Chinese, Indian, Ethiopian food.

ki4eld

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

What did your doctor recommend?

arb037

Boulion cubes. Drink bone/ chicken broth 1 cup a day should be plenty. Eat bacon etc.

lemurcat12

oh_happy_day wrote: »

What did your doctor recommend?

This.

CompanionNerd

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

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

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

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

Thanks

gailhamiltonstar964

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

Add salt to one of your drinks.

br3adman

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

Simple cheap solution - put salt in water and drink.

kshama2001

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?