HI,
I posted last weekend that I was in the first flare in years and worst flare ever. I can't get through the day without pain meds. My situation is complicated by the fact that I started new meds and a high salt diet for a condition called postural orthostatic tachycardia. The meds might have made me pee out excess potassium, could that have started such a flare? I was drinking salty water flavored with some crystal light to get enough salt, would that have done it? I have read now that artificial sweetners are a trigger but I had been so well for so long it didn't occur to me that would be a problem. I meet with my drs next week and I want to unravel this mystery and be out of pain. Any insight or ideas? When I met with my uro last week he thought it was stress but I have never had burning like this! (not uti though - was checked). Thanks!
I posted last weekend that I was in the first flare in years and worst flare ever. I can't get through the day without pain meds. My situation is complicated by the fact that I started new meds and a high salt diet for a condition called postural orthostatic tachycardia. The meds might have made me pee out excess potassium, could that have started such a flare? I was drinking salty water flavored with some crystal light to get enough salt, would that have done it? I have read now that artificial sweetners are a trigger but I had been so well for so long it didn't occur to me that would be a problem. I meet with my drs next week and I want to unravel this mystery and be out of pain. Any insight or ideas? When I met with my uro last week he thought it was stress but I have never had burning like this! (not uti though - was checked). Thanks!
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