To drink a lot of water, do not eat salt, the ninetys of the elderly suffer from low sodium ledmia

Wuhan Evening News June 30 (Reporter Mao Yin correspondent Wu Ping) "I exercise every day, and pay attention to eating. Now I do n’t even eat salt, and I ca n’t get sick.” The old man was repeatedly emphasized when he heard the doctor's diagnosis. I'm not sick.

The doctor is checking the body for the patient.

Uncle Chu, who is nearly 90 years old, pays great attention to health in life, pay special attention to diet, maintain moderate exercise every day. In addition to lung function is not very good, the body is basically healthy. Because of his age, he was afraid that he had a cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accident or suffering from any other diseases.

In an online health lecture, he heard experts say that eating less salt and drinking plenty of water can prevent thrombosis, vascular sclerosis, and various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, he thought that eating salt would have problems. Eat salt and increase the amount of drinking water every day. If you have nothing to do, drink water and drink about 2500ml a day. He thinks that he can stay away from the risk factors of disease and maintain health.

On June 30, Uncle Chu felt a headache, full of whole body, and disgusting vomiting. He was taken to Wuhan Donghu Hospital for treatment by his family. He was lying on the bed, and he was still emphasizing that he paid great attention to health to the doctor and had no disease. After being inspected by the attending physician Tao Quan, the diagnosis of Uncle Chu was suffering from hyponiasis.

Since Uncle Chu is usually healthy and pays attention to health, why suddenly hyponatremia occurs? In the face of the questions of the elderly and their families, Tao Quan explained that the reason was that he had less salt and caused too much water.

Tao Quan introduced that hyponatremia is the most common type of water and salt imbalance in the clinic. The occurrence of hyponatremia is a series of manifestations such as headache, nausea, vomiting, irritability, weak limbs, or spasm. There may be coma, not paying attention to, and not in time to seek medical treatment or even threatening life. In the health methods in life and the prevention and treatment guide of many diseases, the incidence of low -salt diets can reduce thrombosis, vascular sclerosis, and various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The salt diet, and more than a large amount of water that exceeds its own needs, meaningless, is prone to hyponatremia, and even diseases such as water poisoning.

Tao Quan reminded the elderly who pay attention to health. It is not advisable to not eat salt. Drinking water is not good for health. The right amount is best. It is recommended to eat 3 ~ 5 grams of salt daily, and drink water from 1500 ~ 1700ml, plus the water obtained in the diet can maintain health.

[Edit: Yu Lina]

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