Guest guest Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Hi Wombat, That is news to me. My renal dietitian told me root beer was good compared to the phosphorus levels in colas. In fact she recommended trying to drink one every day as a calorie boost to help prevent weight loss. I will have to be more diligent in checking for Phosphorus. I do not know of a site that lists the contents, but I am sure if you call the manufacturer you would be able to get the nutritional contents that way. Thank you so much for bringing that to our attention. In a message dated 8/10/2004 1:32:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time, wombataz@... writes: > I had thought that all brands of root beer were free of Phosphoric > acid, but I recently found out that some brands do contain it. Does > anyone know which brands of root beer have levels of phosphorous? > Or better yet, list of ingredients from pop companies on all of > theur products. > > Thanx in advance > The Wombat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 Even if there is some, it's probably not enough to worry about. I've never come across any listings of ingredients such as we might need as renal patients. The only other thing I can suggest is to avoid all dark soft drinks (or sodas). I love root beer, and I particularly love Dr. Pepper. Now that I'm on dialysis, I actually drink some, and Coke too, or a Bark's Root Beer, while I'm on the machine. Before dialysis, I just chose carbonated drinks that I knew were Ok, like ginger ale, cream soda, 7-Up, etc. Or you can just make some Kool-Aid. Pierre Root Beer > I had thought that all brands of root beer were free of Phosphoric > acid, but I recently found out that some brands do contain it. Does > anyone know which brands of root beer have levels of phosphorous? > Or better yet, list of ingredients from pop companies on all of > theur products. > > Thanx in advance > The Wombat > > > > > To edit your settings for the group, go to our Yahoo Group > home page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iga-nephropathy/ > > To unsubcribe via email, > iga-nephropathy-unsubscribe > Visit our companion website at www.igan.ca. The site is entirely supported by donations. If you would like to help, go to: > http://www.igan.ca/id62.htm > > Thank you > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Hi Pierre, Yes, I love Dr. Pepper and Coke, but I'm having a horrible problem with Phsophorous, even on dialysis. So it was suggested I stick with root beer or " non-dark " sodas. Hopefully I'll get it under control so I can have a Coke once in awhile. Thanx for your comments. -The Wombat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Hi Wombat Your monthly blood work numbers are your guide (as are of course your dietician and nephrologist). Some people on dialysis still handle some things like phosphorus and potassium better than others. Even in people who are pre-dialysis, there are differences like that. Phosphorus is the one thing that the artificial kidney is not efficient at removing. So, even on dialysis, it's necessary to watch the diet. It removes a lot of it, but not enough. My phosphorus number is always well within the " normal " range. But, I have virtually no dairy products except butter, so, it may be that the little bit of phosphorus in a Coke is Ok for me. Of course, I woudn't drink one every day. Only every once in a while on dialysis, usually on Saturdays. I have a cold can of Coke and a bag of potato chips. It's my only vice There are already enough restrictions on my life, I'm not going to give up my once a week can of Coke Last weekend, we had some pizza at home, and, I started out eating one, then another one, and finally I had eaten 3 large slices. By the time I got to dialysis on Tuesday evening, I thought for sure my BP would be through the roof from the sodium, but no, it was 140 over 80-something. Over the past year, I've gradually learned what I can and what I cannot tolerate. My labs numbers have been good every single month during that time, and my BP is pretty good on just one med (and not even at the maximum dose). I'm not reckless though. If I eat something that is high in whatever, I make sure I don't eat other things that might be a problem when it's all added up. Pierre Re: Root Beer > Hi Pierre, > > Yes, I love Dr. Pepper and Coke, but I'm having a horrible problem > with Phsophorous, even on dialysis. So it was suggested I stick > with root beer or " non-dark " sodas. > > Hopefully I'll get it under control so I can have a Coke once in > awhile. > > Thanx for your comments. > > -The Wombat > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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