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When you've had WAY too much sodium...

ChuckgM3
ChuckgM3 Posts: 302 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
And you can feel it.

What do you do to flush it out of your system? Just extra water? Any particular foods or supplements? I had way too much this weekend, I could feel it last night and I still feel it this morning. I drink a ton of water as is but I'm trying to drink even more. Any hints? I feel nasty.

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  • cardbucfan
    cardbucfan Posts: 10,571 Member
    I would say to really drink alot of water and try to flush it out. Maybe an extra hard cardio workout to get some extra sweat going too. Don't know of any special foods that would help.
  • patio1313
    patio1313 Posts: 169 Member
    Water and sweat works wonders
  • HollyMac20
    HollyMac20 Posts: 259 Member
    In the same boat myself today. Best of luck!
  • High potassium foods, bananas, baked potato with skin, almonds.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    I agree with the previous posters. Do a hard work out to sweat out a lot and drink a TON of water. I'm talking double what your minimum for the day is. If you weigh 180, you should be drinking 90 oz. of water minimum. My minimum would be 80 oz. but I can drink 100 oz., stay in my sodium level for the day and still feel thirsty and bloated, so just find your sweet spot!
  • telcochik
    telcochik Posts: 1,643 Member
    In the same boat today after eating chinese food last night (and drinking wine). My strategy is to drink extra water, hit it hard in my workout (did Turbo Fire 60 this am and burned 543 calories) and eat carefully for the rest of the day...oatmeal, Shakeology, no salt turkey on whole wheat bread, etc.

    Don't worry, after a day or so the bloated feeling will pass and you'll be back on track!
    Sharon
  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
    tons of water, and lots of potassium (bananas, anyone?)
  • daj150
    daj150 Posts: 815 Member
    Guess I will just reenforce what was said....drink more than your usual water intake (that does not mean soda and juices made with water, it means water), a workout that makes you sweat like crazy or a sauna, and potassium works wonders. Now if only I followed this routine after a Chinese food binge...
  • sunlover67
    sunlover67 Posts: 158 Member
    I've heard watermelon???
  • telcochik
    telcochik Posts: 1,643 Member
    Guess I will just reenforce what was said....drink more than your usual water intake (that does not mean soda and juices made with water, it means water), a workout that makes you sweat like crazy or a sauna, and potassium works wonders. Now if only I followed this routine after a Chinese food binge...

    LOL!
    Sharon
  • High potassium foods, bananas, baked potato with skin, almonds. although sometimes i take supplements from gnc like water balance. dandelion root and milk thistle.. cranberry juice is great too but get the low sodium low no sugar ones.. good luck :smile:
  • Ge0rgiana
    Ge0rgiana Posts: 1,649 Member
    I up my water intake and I try to keep it below 1,800mg for the next few days.
  • cmw9696
    cmw9696 Posts: 123
    northern beans, split peas, lima beans, edamame, russet potato with skin, avocado. High water fruits like watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber, celery. Also, plain lo-fat yogurt. These are all hight potassium foods
  • Diannerv
    Diannerv Posts: 195
    I have heard that upping potassium will help also, bananas and while drinking all the water you can today try distilled water for a couple of days? Good luck, I hate that feeling!
  • ChuckgM3
    ChuckgM3 Posts: 302 Member
    Thanks everyone... I already had my p90x today which was more resistance than cardio, perhaps I'll throw an extra hour of cardio in tonight too. Going to grab some bananas at lunch and keep the water flowin'
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