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Why do I get this awful reaction after consuming Salt Substitute? (Potassium Chloride)?
I have to maintain a very low salt diet for a medical condition (under 1000 mg. per day). So, I use a salt substitute, which is Potassium Chloride ( whereas real salt is Sodium Chloride). After a meal that requires a bit of this (rice, chicken etc) my hands swell up. Then my lips. Sometimes my whole face. am I getting a Potassium overdose? Or is it a chloride overdose? I don't want to stop using it. Have you ever eaten unsalted rice? Yuck!!! Please don't tell me to use other options. I've tried it all. But I want to know what kind of danger I'm in, or if it's nothing more than a nuisance.
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- ?Lv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
Do you have high blood pressure? You're not supposed to use salt subtitutes when you're taking certain blood pressure medication.
It also sounds like it could be an allergic reaction. I would stop using the salt substitue (even if you don't want to) until after you've checked with your doctor.
