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Welcome! You'll get more comfortable with time.
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I am so sorry you're dealing with this. I wonder if you could choose a single protein for your husband and kids to eat at the meal and then side dishes that all of you can eat? Do that most days and then maybe one or two days a week you can also have the meat, depending on what the doctor recommends. Another suggestion is…
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Hi David and welcome! I also have edema in my lower legs and feet. It's been very uncomfortable. I'm on a self-imposed restriction of 1200 mg a day. After the first week I had lost 6 lb! My legs and feet felt so much better. I'm finding it very easy to stay under 1200 a day by eating primarily whole foods. Sometimes I even…
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Well rats I just wrote a long post and then deleted it. I was saying that I'm on a self-imposed limit of 1200 mg a day myself. I'm not sure why you can't eat some of the foods you mentioned. I just looked up spinach and it has 28 mg of sodium in one cup. That can easily be worked into your day as part of a meal. If you…
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That's great! Reading the label shows that you're dedicated to it. I'm doing that as well.
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Wow! Look at those guns. You are very inspiring.
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Thanks HeidiCooksSupper. I have had edema for years and arthritis since I was 6 years old. I'm 52 now. I've also been been given a of steroids over the years but I can definitely tell a big difference from going low sodium and I'm very happy with it.
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I'm also interested! I was really surprised that the big salad I ate yesterday had very little fiber in it. So I've been researching some additional sources of fiber. I'm definitely going to be eating oatmeal for breakfast this morning with some blueberries, both of which have a good amount of fiber, and adding some beans…
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