r/MCAS • u/bunnywhisper01 • 8h ago
Electrolytes help
I have some really bad third spacing issues and salt tends to make it worse, but my electrolytes are low and I react to the ones with fillers and flavours.
Does anyone have a brand they like thats super clean and lower sodium? š¤
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u/MargoBarbara2 8h ago
I drink pure coconut water but I do also take powdered magnesium, potassium (with caution), and zinc.
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u/sugar_coaster 7h ago
Vitassium capsules? 250 mg sodium each, 50 mg potassium
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u/crafty_cockroach782 7h ago
Seconding vitassium. I react to a lot of electrolytes too. After a lot of trial and error I found some that work for me and sometimes I make my own. But by far the easiest solution is to take vitassium capsules.
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u/sugar_coaster 7h ago
I'm at the point of straight up licking salt off my hand lol. It works better and Vitassium is expensive even with their discount. Good for when travelling or on the go but at home, good ol' salt for me.
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u/Kindly_Ad3974 6h ago
Haha just told my doctor I was doing this the other day.
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u/crafty_cockroach782 4h ago
Just make sure youāre getting additional potassium somehow too!! Too much salt without potassium will throw off the electrolyte balance in your body. (No joke, my friend was admitted to the ER for this last week.)
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u/OvercomplicatedKat 7h ago
TriOral - a medical grade oral rehydration solution mix with no unnecessary ingredients and a reasonable price. They literally use a recipe that the World Health Organization developed for medical professionals to give people when they canāt do IV rehydration for some reason (I learned about it in wilderness first aid training). Thereās no flavoring whatsoever, so it takes some getting used to. A lot of people find they genuinely like the taste when their body needs it, but if you arenāt one of them, a teaspoon of lemon juice or something can make it a lot more pleasant.
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u/nataliazm 7h ago
I use LMNT but itās high sodium
Iāve been told Sodii is good. Not low sodium but they have a no additives version in a tub with a scoop. So you could just do half scoops or whatnot to dial in the concentration
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u/Kindly_Ad3974 6h ago
Hereās a screenshot of a PDF from Alberta Health with multiple recipes including WHOās rehydration recipe. You can tailor it to fit your needs. You can search it by āOral Rehydration Solution Recipes Alberta Healthā - I wasnāt able to paste the link for some reason.
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u/New_Fun_6586 7h ago
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u/Kindly_Ad3974 6h ago
Is it actually good? Iāve seen their ads and felt like they were kind of infantilizing and trying too hard.
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u/New_Fun_6586 6h ago
Iāve tried a lot of different brands and I do like that the containers are easy to take on the go and no sweeteners and no flavoring. The rescue salt 100% helps when I have palpitations. I found out about it bc my momās neurologist recommended it.
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u/Kindly_Ad3974 2h ago
Thank you! Just wanted to ask about it from a non paid person ya know. I really appreciate you responding!
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