Potassium Chloride in salt substitute

[Whacked]

Is this stuff "healthy" just like the potassium we are supposed to get from banana's etc?

It doesn't taste great but its an easy way to get extra K+ in the diet and avoid sodium simultaneously.


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[bound]

I've seen No Salt recomended by folks on this board and other boards that I trust for potassium supplementation. However, I've also seen some concern from others in the know about the chloride versus other versions. So it's up to you.

 

[bioman]

Large amounts of KCl can supposedly cause stomach discomfort. That's why it's usually sold as a gluconate in the supplement biz. KCL is available in prescription form for patients with low potassium levels.

 

[Mach .78]

Bumpin this thread. Don't cap potassium chloride. I capped it at 500 mg and took it. It felt like a hole was being bored through the stomach wall, very painful. I have since been dumping one 500 mg cap in a bottle of water 3xday. My BP had been 135+/85. I took it the other morning 128/74 54 bpm. It is a direct cardiac depressant, so go easy with it. Oh yea, It's NO SALT.

 

[eatingisfun]

Potassium chloride is still a salt but there's nothing wrong with taking it. You can also make a potassium chloride + diesel fuel bomb but maybe not a good idea if you are in the USA