[pct-l] Hyponatremia

[wpsnotebook at charter.net (Richard Woods)]

Wayne Kraft said:
 >I suppose there's some danger of running this topic into the ground, 
but I
 >thought I'd make a couple of points and then shut up.

No, no, don't shut up about it!

You too, Dude. Thanks to all for your opinions, qualifications and 
clarifications.
This is very important stuff to me, and all items to plug into my 
personal prep plan.
I want to send out a big thanks to everyone who contributes anything 
positive to this list. I realize most of us are not paper-packin' 
experts with half the alphabet tagged onto our names, but experience is 
a teacher not to be ignored, and something that I haven't got in many 
of these areas. I've done a lot of backpacking myself, but a 65-mile 
five-day jaunt is the best I can claim for one outing.
I will say that through your comments I've learned that I must have 
suffered from hyponatremia regularly, even though I'm chugging gatorade 
and sunflower seeds all day. Indications? afternoon dizzyness, 
exhaustion, and leg cramps even though my belly is so full of water my 
eyeballs are sloshing. Sounds to me like my sodium level might have 
been ok, but I was low on calcium, magnesium and potassium.
I take everything I read on this list with a grain of salt, but its all 
good. Got my work cut out for me for a 2007 attempt and awareness of 
getting the right kinds of nutrition is a big help.

Rick Woods