Questions for your health professional about sodium and cirrhosis
If you need to limit the amount of sodium in your diet, you should see a health professional to help you evaluate your current diet and target how much sodium you should have in your diet. Here are some questions to consider asking:
- I have cirrhosis. What can you tell me about how eating less sodium will help me?
- Isn't sodium found in all foods?
- Do I need a minimum amount of sodium?
- Can you tell me some foods to avoid because of high sodium content? If I like these foods, what can I substitute?
- How can I count sodium content in my foods?
- What's the difference between salt and sodium? Aren't they the same?
- How can reading food labels and ingredient lists help me cut back on sodium?
- How can I cook using less sodium?
| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS | Last Updated: January 25, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Steven L. Flamm, MD - Gastroenterology | |
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