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Reply To: Desperately searching for answers and so very scared :(

NEW STUDY! Parasym Plus™ for Multiple Sclerosis › Forums › PrettyIll.com Discussion › POTS › Desperately searching for answers and so very scared :( › Reply To: Desperately searching for answers and so very scared :(

October 16, 2016 at 2:20 pm #6028
Barbara
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Quick reply, I am so sorry to hear of your suffering, it couldn’t be worse timing could it. Yes it does sound like POTS. With regards to Magnesium, take Epsom Salt baths instead and, equally as important, remember to take a daily multi-vitamin and mineral, try not to ‘hit and miss’ with taking it, as it really does help. Even if your diet is great, your absorption rate might not be so, better to have the supplement than leave your body struggling to cope.

Adequate nutrition is important and cannot be neglected, if you are to remain strong, so if you’re having food issues I would attempt to eat ‘little and often’, as is generally advised if you do have POTS.

I also know that dehydration can be an issue, which can affect you ‘big time’, so you need to not only make sure you drink the recommended daily fluids but also that you intake adequate salt, so that the fluids you drink are retained.

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