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Posted 11/6/2016 11:49 PM (GMT -5)
I was just wondering if anyone here deals with low potassium due to chronic D? I am in remission from UC but I've been dealing chronic D due to IBS-D and Diverticular disease. As a result I have low potassium and now I'm a 90 day course of sodium chloride. I know there are foods out there that are high in potassium but even tho I eat them, my chronic D defeats the purpose of eating them. I don't want to remain on these supplements forever so is there a way for me to get around this?
Posted 11/6/2016 11:59 PM (GMT -5)
Ahh, study shows eating high fiber helps diverticular disease cuz it bulks up stool and doesn't allow pockets to fill
. Dunno what it would do to to ibd.

In generall, I like to think of white things high in pottaosim
(Potatoes, banana, cauliflower, apricots, milk,...)

Getting rid of the chronic D would probably be best
Have you tried librax? Bentyl? Those are good for ibs-d
Sometimes contraindiciated in ibd
Posted 11/7/2016 6:38 AM (GMT -5)
Maybe the D isn't what's causing it. Just throwing that out there because I am also very low in potassium but I now have a ileostomy and have for over 12 years. I thought maybe having UC was to blame but maybe it's just my body.
Posted 11/7/2016 6:40 AM (GMT -5)
Oh and I also eat foods high in potassium every day to no avail.
Posted 11/7/2016 7:23 AM (GMT -5)
I'm a 90 day course of sodium chloride.

I think you meant to say potassium chloride.

Almost all fresh fruit and veggies have tons of potassium with very little sodium. A glass of orange juice in the morning would help. Processed foods on the other hand are the exact opposite and skew your body's sodium/potassium ratio to lower potassium. So besides increasing your potassium intake it might also help to lower your sodium intake.
Posted 11/7/2016 10:05 AM (GMT -5)
Thanks for the replies.


Yes my bad, potassium chloride - Klor-con.

I've tried getting my D under control. My gut just doesn't like fiber. When I take fiber supplements, it makes my D worse. I've tried blending and juicing, same thing. I tried eating raw veggies, it comes out exactly the same way it goes in.

Do you still get the same amount of fiber from cooked veggies?
Posted 11/8/2016 3:00 PM (GMT -5)
Two types of fiber
Soluble which is bulking type. Think things that make water thicker
So oatmeal, barley...
Insoluble which is the stuff that runs thru more easily

Increasing soluble slowly and fluid intake should help.
Potatoes (skip skin for beginning as insoluble) barley, Peeled Apple oatmeal....

After stools are bulked up more you might want to veeery slowly addnin some insoluble fiber

Avoiding caffeine would likely help if you can wean off or stop it.

Ileostomates very often have low potassium because liquidier output, might have to supplement if you can't get thru diet.
Posted 11/8/2016 10:22 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks :) I just bought some oatmeal today. I usually don't like oatmeal that much but I will attempt and perhaps add apple in at some point.

As for caffeine, I barely consume any. I used to be a coffee pot a day kind of girl but for the past few years I limit myself to one cup in the morning and that's it. I don't drink soda hardly ever because I gave up sweets of most kinds 5 years ago. And I drink my tea decaf.
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