Craving salt?? Ummmm why?
For weeks now I have been craving salt... I still do not get hungry but when I fix my food I want it to be salty... I have even been adding it to frozen meals! and they are loaded with sodium!! yikes!... I thought maybe it was the anemia but I called my hemotologist office and they said it wouldn't cause a salt craving... so now I don't know what it could be... anybody have any ideas??... I want it to go away because now I feel swollen and I know it has to be my sodium intake eve though I drink about 120oz water daily... TIA
Salt craving is usually a fluid imbalance caused by dehydration or vomiting/diarrhea. Basically your nutrients are off and your body wants to replace them. You are drinking a lot of water, so it's probably not dehydration. Do you work out or sweat a lot? Do you ONLY drink water or do you drink anything else to replenish electrolytes after a workout? Try some sf sports drink maybe?
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i craved it for a while after surgery. it finally went away. i never found a reason for it, but i was craving things like soy sauce and drinking pickle juice.
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120 oz is a whole lot of water. Could you be diuresing heavily and thus getting dehydrated?
You and I should split the difference. I barely manage to drink 56 oz a day.
I'm not saying 120 oz will hurt you, but replacing electrolytes sounds like a sound idea.
eta Maybe you just really, really want a corn chip.
You and I should split the difference. I barely manage to drink 56 oz a day.
I'm not saying 120 oz will hurt you, but replacing electrolytes sounds like a sound idea.
eta Maybe you just really, really want a corn chip.
Thanks for the replies everyone... I do not extreme exercise so I'm sure it's not that... but I do only drink water (exception of 1 decaf protein coffee every morning)... maybe I will try some SF gatoraid (they make SF right?)... I have never thought that maybe I am drinking too much water... I only drink bottled water with Crystal light (generic kind) peach mango with green tea flavoring... I wonder if that is causing it... I drink between 9-12 (16.9oz) bottles a day so I am actually drinking more than 120oz... maybe I should try cutting back... but I just drink drink drink by habit now... I will have to actually train myself NOT to grab a bottle as soon as I finish one... Thanks y'all!
I crave salty food - i do use good quality - natural salts - with all minerals and vitamins.
Sometimes our body crave it to balance dehydration, improve - increase low blood pressure, and for adrenal (very important) functions. With low BP - that most of us post op have - getting extra salt may make a difference between normal or too low BP.
http://www.livestrong.com/salt-cravings/
Sometimes our body crave it to balance dehydration, improve - increase low blood pressure, and for adrenal (very important) functions. With low BP - that most of us post op have - getting extra salt may make a difference between normal or too low BP.
http://www.livestrong.com/salt-cravings/
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Thanks for the link... It has been informative... I think I will make an appointment with my PCP just to make him aware of it... It's about time for labs anyway... I stay fatigued but assumed it was from being extremely anemic... but with the iron infusion I thought it would help more... so a doctors visit couldn't hurt... thanks again :)
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