Addressing the Low Sodium Diet

From the beginning I understood that the reason for the low sodium diet was to reduce edima and pressure on her body. So at the visit with the specialist I asked about the need to continue the low sodium diet now that her edema is gone and the protein leakage is controled. This is what I learned.

While Ada is on prednisone it will cause her to retain salts and water, which will cause an elevated blood pressure and unnessesary wear on her heart and other organs. So as we drop the prednisone we can be less strict in the sodium restriction.