> I take a diuretic (25 mg chlorthalidone) and and ACE inhibitor (20 mg
> lisinopril) for my bp each day. I've also started a moderately low salt diet
> (2000 mg salt/day). But since diuretics take salt out of the body anyway, is
> there any risk my body will lose too much salt if, say, I'm playing
> full-court basketball and sweating hard?
Not really for someone with hypertension.
> Could I collapse? I read somewhere
> that low body salt hinders exercise ability- is that true?
Folks with hypertension have a tendency to hold on to sodium.
> Also, how much of the 2000 mg/day salt I eat will be forced out of my
> kidneys by the diuretic?
This will vary.
> I.e. am I eating the equivalent of 1000 mg salt a
> day because of the diuretic? 1500? 500?
Food naturally has sodium so that your sodium intake will depend on the
amount of food you eat.
> Thanks,
>
> Jason
You are welcome.
All praises to God, Whom I love with all my being :-)
At His service,
Andrew
--
Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
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