Nasal Salts ?

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Posted by BabyHerp on April 28, 2000 at 17:53:17:

Was reading an article about how iguanas sneeze more potassium than sodium at a ratio of 3:1. Wondering if high potassium type foods (fruits) can also be creating kidney disease. I know that in diets of most human kidney patients is to have a very low potassium diet.....wondering what about igs. I was at the store and saw those fruit drinks I think Ig Joe mentioned a week or 2 ago....alot of potassium and sugar content....I guess that would mean that fruit splash drink additive would not be so great for some of our older igs. Ive always tried to provide some good nutritious fruits usually about 15% max a day ...always more interested in the calcium/phos content than anything else.....don't know now about this potassium component...Juana & Feo don't sneeze much at all lately, not sure why...nothing has changed in their diet really...giving them alot of cactus (nopales) and valencia oranges past two weeks, both loaded with potassium but they aren't sneezing! any thoughts?
Gina

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: Was reading an article about how iguanas sneeze more potassium than sodium at a ratio of 3:1. Wondering if high potassium type foods (fruits) can also be creating kidney disease. I know that in diets of most human kidney patients is to have a very low potassium diet.....wondering what about igs. I was at the store and saw those fruit drinks I think Ig Joe mentioned a week or 2 ago....alot of potassium and sugar content....I guess that would mean that fruit splash drink additive would not be so great for some of our older igs. Ive always tried to provide some good nutritious fruits usually about 15% max a day ...always more interested in the calcium/phos content than anything else.....don't know now about this potassium component...Juana & Feo don't sneeze much at all lately, not sure why...nothing has changed in their diet really...giving them alot of cactus (nopales) and valencia oranges past two weeks, both loaded with potassium but they aren't sneezing! any thoughts? : Gina

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