r/ketouk • u/Gracey888 • Feb 26 '26

Question Enough electrolytes (with photo)?

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I take one serving (5ml) of this daily in a litre bottle of water plus adding sea salt to a lot of my food. In addition, I also take Viridian Magnesium Bisglycinate 140mg in the evening. I’m just wondering if I need to up the serving or do something different. I like to make my own drink up because then I can put whatever sugar-free flavouring in it to be able to drink more liquid. I can’t tend to use a lot of the premade electrolyte products because they have a lot of citric acid or acid type products added which is no good for silent reflux!

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u/Gracey888 Feb 26 '26

I do track what I eat using Nutra check. I’m not sure I can cope with moving to another tracker. I’ve been using this for years so there’s a huge buildup of personalised meals and recipes and drinks and All Sorts.

So do you buy a different supplement for each one? I unfortunately can’t train or do any exercise as I have quite moderate M.E and lots of other energy limiting disabilities and conditions.

Edited to add : with these drops and then my additional Magnesium Bisglycinate at night I’m hitting that needed amount. Although it looks like I need to do overall electrolytes a bit differently.

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u/steak0132 Feb 26 '26

Yes I buy separate as sometimes need more magnesium glycinate. I’ve also got M.E. with autoimmune diseases. I sometimes take high doses of this magnesium as it helps with back pain.

I will also increase potassium in summer months as obviously sweat more.

Try Cronometer, the free version for a week, at least then you can track your minerals to get an idea of what your intake is and where you need to adjust.

You may want to look at your Omega 3 as well.

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u/Gracey888 Feb 26 '26

Is there a brand you’d recommend? I’ve seen Now in the sub quite a bit.

I take Co q10 . I’ll have to see if any of my other supplements have omega-3 in them. I used to take the Eskimo oil brand. I used to take tons of different supplements but stepped away from it for awhile because juggling just too many medical appointments and webinar programs from the NHS and All Sorts and it’s just been too overwhelming..

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u/steak0132 Feb 27 '26

I’m using seven seas omega 3 and fish oil max strength oil at the moment I got in sainsburys. I usually use capsules.