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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Lillupie on October 15, 2011, 06:33:28 PM

Title: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: Lillupie on October 15, 2011, 06:33:28 PM

hey,
 Anyone else have this? I know I am on PD, but anyone else out there on PD have low blood potassium? I now have to take potassium supplements. I eat so much salsa and fries, etc.

Lisa

Title: Re: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: boswife on October 15, 2011, 07:14:51 PM

Bo does.. We tried just getting to eat high potassium foods but still ended up with a pill as well.. WEard huh!! 
Ps.. good to see you, havent in a while.

Title: Re: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: thegrammalady on October 15, 2011, 08:11:37 PM

i'm not on pd, but when my potassium runs low i treat myself to a bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado sandwich. or two  :rofl;

Title: Re: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: Henry P Snicklesnorter on October 16, 2011, 01:56:22 AM

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Title: Re: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: cookie2008 on October 16, 2011, 07:22:57 AM

I always had low potassium, I take meds to help raise it, I am on home hemo.

Title: Re: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: mcclane on October 16, 2011, 01:35:41 PM

when i was on pd, they said some people will need potassium supplements, sounds like your membrane is a fast membrane (able to remove toxins out fast).

Title: Re: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: sullidog on October 16, 2011, 07:14:09 PM

I only had low k once on hemo and my hart didn't like it. It was a result of being too careful with my diet, and if you can imagine when I first found out I had kidney failure I had low k in the hospital, too.

Title: Re: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: Lillupie on October 17, 2011, 05:55:18 AM

That is actually hard to believe. My K was high before dialysis.
Another reason why I choose PD so I could eat more potassium foods
Lisa

Quote from: sullidog on October 16, 2011, 07:14:09 PM

I only had low k once on hemo and my hart didn't like it. It was a result of being too careful with my diet, and if you can imagine when I first found out I had kidney failure I had low k in the hospital, too.

Title: Re: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: billybags on October 17, 2011, 10:53:14 AM

my husband has low potassium, after his bloods have been taken the nurse will ring and tell him to have bananas. Having low potassium is also bad for your heart and with his heart not being good it is a worry.

Title: Re: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: Cordelia on October 17, 2011, 11:08:32 AM

Bananas and OJ are high in potassium. I would think if you were to eat some of those, your levels would raise.

Title: Re: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: Whamo on October 27, 2011, 05:14:35 AM

I had high potassium just before I went on dialysis.  I was drinking lots of carrot juice (love it), and that is loaded with potassium.  I also liked bananas and avocados and dark chocolate.  I thought those things were healthy!  LOL.  Now, my potassium is on the low side, but okay, because I am careful with my diet.  I got the thumbs up for my first labs from my nutritionist. 

Title: Re: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: Whamo on November 03, 2011, 07:28:35 AM

Carrot juice is loaded with potassium.  I loved it, but gave it up once my kidney became unemployed.

Title: Re: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: wbdoug on November 03, 2011, 08:02:42 AM

After my first full month on pd, my phos, potasium and protien were all low. Now I am trying to get everthing to balance out. Might be harder than I thought but at least I can put some of the things back in my diet I took out.

Bill

Title: Re: Low Potassium on Dialysis
Post by: tbarrett2533 on November 03, 2011, 08:38:38 AM

you have got to remember you are constantly getting a treatments on PD, its not like lets say hemo (in-center like what I was on  :puke;) so like my nurse told me its not uncommon to run into this problem, so you may have to take supplements in the event that your diet does not supplement what you are eating.....

 I say....... start eating even more banana's, potatoes, tomatoes, oh my  :cheer: