Eating a low-sodium diet when you have cirrhosis
Why should I eat a low-salt diet if I have cirrhosis?
Limiting sodium in your diet helps prevent your body from retaining extra fluid, which will make you feel better and may prevent or delay complications such as ascites and breathing difficulties. Eating a low-salt diet is the surest way to reduce your sodium intake. Salt contains a great deal of sodium—1 teaspoon contains 2 g (2,000 mg). This amount alone nearly meets the recommended daily intake for sodium, which is 2,300 mg. The typical Canadian diet includes about 4,000 mg of sodium per day.
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| Author: | Douglas Dana Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH | Last Updated: May 30, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Steven L. Flamm, MD - Gastroenterology Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology | |
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