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Extreme Salt Cravings

Axels91
Axels91 Posts: 213
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I always NEED salt after vigorous workouts. I drink water before during and after but I feel like eating everything with salt. How do I avoid eating that? And why am I craving salt?

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,108 Member
    Just lick yourself after working out. You'll taste salt. You lose salt through sweat.


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  • MeStephy
    MeStephy Posts: 39 Member
    In some cases taking a Thermotab (salt pill) will help, but always ask your Doctor first. This is one thing that I have first hand knowledge of, I have a condition where my body doesn't retain any sodium at all. If I don't take at least one salt pill a day I have something similar to a seizure.
  • weathergirl320
    weathergirl320 Posts: 331
    In some cases taking a Thermotab (salt pill) will help, but always ask your Doctor first. This is one thing that I have first hand knowledge of, I have a condition where my body doesn't retain any sodium at all. If I don't take at least one salt pill a day I have something similar to a seizure.

    is that where you have too much pottassium?? and not enough salt to balance it out?
  • Axels91
    Axels91 Posts: 213
    Just lick yourself after working out. You'll taste salt. You lose salt through sweat.


    A.C.E. Certified Personal & Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    did you mean that seriously? i find that gross...
  • MeStephy
    MeStephy Posts: 39 Member
    In some cases taking a Thermotab (salt pill) will help, but always ask your Doctor first. This is one thing that I have first hand knowledge of, I have a condition where my body doesn't retain any sodium at all. If I don't take at least one salt pill a day I have something similar to a seizure.

    is that where you have too much pottassium?? and not enough salt to balance it out?


    Nope, I guess I'm just a bit of a freak because everything else is normal. Took enough years to figure out what it was though. :laugh:
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