• dohpaz42@lemmy.world
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      24 hours ago

      🤷‍♂️

      Maybe? Maybe not. It’s expensive to test for, and cheaper to treat the symptoms. And I can monitor my vitals myself.

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        20 hours ago

        Obviously I don’t know anything about you but I have cystic fibrosis so I lose a TON of salt and do need a high salt diet, some people who carry the cystic fibrosis gene express it fairly strongly and need more salt… could be something unusual like that I guess

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            12 hours ago

            This conversation got me super excited to try it, only to see that it costs 3x as much as Powerade Zero packets. Since we easily chew through a 10pack of packets a week, I can’t bring myself to have her try it.

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              12 hours ago

              I understand. It is costly. I use it because of its potency and other ingredients. But I am open to suggestions for better products.

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                10 hours ago

                We tried the cheapest stuff Amazon will sell and went back to Powerade Zero.

                The next step is trying to build your own electrolyte drink, but that is a recipe for disaster.

                Puns aside, I was concerned about giving myself an electrolyte imbalance. I asked the doctor about it and they told me to just eat food, weirdo (sass for dramatic emphasis, but I definitely got the look I give end users when they ask stupid questions).