I have to take a diuretic every day and with it I'm supposed to drink a glass of orange juice for potassium. In Phase 1, I understand I am not supposed to have any fruit. Should I take potassium in a pill form?
You should probably ask your doctor. I drink a little can of low-sodium V8 everyday with breakfast. They substitute potassium for sodium..it has 620mg. of potassium. Maybe you would want to try that.
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Tip, I take a diuretic every day too now. I take a potassium at the same time - 600 mg of slow release potassium chloride. A glass of OJ has about 480 mg. and is not slow release. I paid
$9.59 for a hundred tablets so it's probably cheaper than 100 days of orange juice. Hope this helps.
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155 will put my BMI into the "overweight" category. Baby steps!
Tippy....for what it's worth...I take a diuretic every day also. I used to eat a half of banana or drink 4 ounces of Gatorade with it. Since I've been on this "diet", I have eliminated both and just recently had my blood work done. Doctor said I am eating enough healthy veggies and my potassium is great! If I feel a little weak in the knees, (which I really haven't) I add a LITTLE salt (which I do not use at all) to a meal.
Good Luck! We are all so different!!!!
Meg
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A question about potassium
