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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Diet and Recipes => Topic started by: kristina on November 01, 2014, 07:30:29 AM

Title: Nettle-tea ?
Post by: kristina on November 01, 2014, 07:30:29 AM

Hello,

Has anyone ever tried to keep their water-retention "under control"
with a cup of nettle-tea for as long as possible whilst still remaining pre-dialysis?

I am seriously thinking of "giving it a go" to see what happens...

Thanks from Kristina.

Title: Re: Nettle-tea ?
Post by: cassandra on November 01, 2014, 12:55:14 PM

I have no idea what the potassium is in nettle, but if your K is usually okay, I would give it a go. When My dad's kidney started to work less I took Solidago tabs (golden wort) which worked fluently.

Love, Cas

Title: Re: Nettle-tea ?
Post by: kristina on November 02, 2014, 03:30:33 AM

Thank you cassandra, for your kind suggestion and I shall give it a try...

Yesterday I have already tried one small cup of nettle-tea for the first time
and I was quite impressed how well it "made everything work" again...
It even stopped the swelling of my feet, so that today my feet are back to normal again...
But I have also noticed that I have to be very careful with the nettle-tea and check-up on my blood pressure,
because the nettle-tea is quite powerful and raised my BP a bit
and I had to take another BP-medication to keep my BP nicely under control...

Thanks again from Kristina.

Title: Re: Nettle-tea ?
Post by: Shaks24 on November 02, 2014, 07:51:23 AM

I drank some of it pre D. Don't know that it helped much but it certainly did not taste very good. Even with sweetener added.

Title: Re: Nettle-tea ? Talker says..
Post by: talker on November 02, 2014, 03:06:33 PM

Quote from: kristina on November 02, 2014, 03:30:33 AM

Thank you cassandra, for your kind suggestion and I shall give it a try...

Yesterday I have already tried one small cup of nettle-tea for the first time
and I was quite impressed how well it "made everything work" again...
It even stopped the swelling of my feet, so that today my feet are back to normal again...
But I have also noticed that I have to be very careful with the nettle-tea and check-up on my blood pressure,
because the nettle-tea is quite powerful and raised my BP a bit
and I had to take another BP-medication to keep my BP nicely under control...

Thanks again from Kristina.

My notes do not reference any potassium in nettle herb.

Have used nettle herb way back but don't recall for what purpose.

Actually this herb is used to lower blood pressure, and your words that indicated BP was raised, means that it functioned as a 'tonic / adaptogen' type herb.
Meaning it would actually tend to 'raise' ones BP, if low, and lower BP if high.
My notes show Nettle as:
Stinging nettle is: diuretic, astringent, pectoral, anodyne, tonic, rubefacient, styptic, anthelmintic, nutritive, hermetic, anti-rheumatic, anti-allergenic, decongestant, expectorant, anti-spasmodic, and anti-histamine, anti-lithic/lithotrophic, herpetic, galactagogue, and an anti-histamine.

Also:
Contains Iron, Silicon, Calcium, Sulfur, Sodium, Copper, Manganese, Chromium, and Zinc.
Contains Vitamins A, C, D, E, F, and P, with great amounts of chlorophyll.

Title: Re: Nettle-tea ?
Post by: kristina on November 03, 2014, 02:12:59 AM

Thanks for sharing your experiences with nettle-tea, Shaks24.
I do not put any sweetener/sugar into nettle-tea and I treat it rather like a "drinking vegetable".
I drink "my" little cup of nettle-tea without anything else in it.

Thanks for the precise description about nettle-tea, talker.
I had another cup of nettle-tea yesterday and fortunately it did not affect my BP this time.
But a cup of nettle-tea certainly has assisted my body to keep the water-retention nicely under control
and I am very grateful for that, because it might allow me to continue and remain pre-dialysis for a little longer...

Thanks again from Kristina.