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BikerBob
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Potassium ?
« on: Jan 20th, 2005, 7:33pm » |
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What is it about bananas that makes them a trigger? Is it the high levels of potassium in bananas?
Yesterday a couple guys here said high doses of verapamil causes constipation in a bad way. I haven't had that problem yet but I'm stepping up my Verap doseage.
So, I got prune juice. The label on Sunsweet 100% prune juice says "Did you know that a serving of Sunsweet prune juice contains more potassium than an average banana ?"
Uh oh, I'd rather not be a guinea pig on this.
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Jonny
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480 mgs verap for...oh Christ......close to 15 years everyday.......never had a poop prob 
Damn bananas give me heartburn.....LOL
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Re: Potassium ?
« Reply #2 on: Jan 20th, 2005, 8:17pm » |
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Re: Potassium ?
« Reply #3 on: Jan 20th, 2005, 8:20pm » |
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I'm not sure why bananas would be recommended to help with the Verapamil poop problem. Fact is, they're really not that high in fiber compared to most fruits & veggies.
I vote for "little green apples", prunes or metamucil. I also found great luck with a daily stool softener (not laxative). Jonny is immune to most problems because he is "king." Fact is, the rest of us peons often suffer from the Verap constipation thing.
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STFU, Kris.......LOL
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Re: Potassium ?
« Reply #5 on: Jan 20th, 2005, 10:16pm » |
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Forget it, it's not the potassium in bananas that makes them a trigger. Found this on the net:
"Many people think of bananas when they think of potassium, and for good reason. One medium banana packs 450 mg. But potatoes actually top bananas in potassium content: a medium baked potato or 20 French fries have 750 mg. Other good sources include cantaloupe (500 mg per cup), beet greens (650 mg per one-half cup cooked), spinach, winter squash and Swiss chard (all around 450 mg per one-half cup cooked). And don't overlook the common bean. One-half cup of cooked lima beans tips the potassium scale at 475 mg; pinto and black beans dish out 400 mg potassium per half-cup serving."
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floridian
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Bananas also contain serotonin - I think around 3 mg each, depending on variety and degree of ripeness. One person on this board a month ago said that bananas seemed to prevent for him.
Very ripe bananas can contain ethanol and methanol in a dose that might be enough to trigger some people. Then there are all those perfumey chemicals in a ripe banana - ethyl acetate, etc. Its really a question of finding what bothers you.
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on Jan 20th, 2005, 8:17pm, nani wrote:
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