Sodium vs Water?

rose_mortem

I've read lots of posts about it, but still don't understand. If I go way over on sodium, then will drinking extra water balance it out? Any help would be appreciated

ProTFitness

You should be drinking water every day at least 64oz a day. As for the salt dont go over. BUt what can help is adding lemon to the water to help flush some of the salt out

reddebsings

my understanding is that you do need lots of water, but i believe the liver can't "metabolize" (or get rid) of the excess sodium without some help - i recently had a severe case of edema - long story short, the doc put me on a blood pressure pill which also functions as a diuretic - it only took a couple of days before i could tell the difference - but keep in mind there are lots of good foods out there that are low in sodium - and as it turns out MANY of the low-sodium foods are also low in calories! ...but the BEST advise i can give you is to talk to your doctor!! feel free to friend me if you wish - i'm reddebsings - you can take a peek at my food diary for some good ideas of low-sodium foods - but another thing i found out the hard way is that when you start flushing your excess sodium, you need to increase your potassium intake - well, at least that's how it was for ME! ...i began having severe charlie horses in my calves and feet - bumping up my potassium fixed that - but again, i can't stress enough to check with your doctor!