Is a sodium level of 132 low?

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This will depend on the cause of such a low sodium level. Basically speaking, though, you can increase your sodium intake to raise your sodium level. However, if your sodium level is that low due to fluid overload, then taking care of the fluid overload problem would likely return your sodium levels to a more normal level.

A normal sodium level is 135-145. A low sodium level could indicate a variety of different conditions, as well as be a side effect of medications. You don't necessarily need to go to the hospital, but you should make an appointment with your doctor to discuss what could be causing the low sodium level.

Yes. It is very low. You should talk to your doctor about it right away.

Definitely not. The condition of having low serum sodium level or low concentration of sodium level in the blood is called HYPONATREMIA. It is common electrolyte disorder among athletes and elderly. Severe hyponatremia may cause headache, confusion, lethargy, muscle weakness, spasms, cramps, seizures, loss of consciousness and coma. So, it is important to maintain your sodium level within the normal limits.

Yes. At this level, the potential for seizures and confusion (delirium) exists.

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You can get low water level in your cells.

It means that your body doesnt have much sodium in it. this can be good and bad check with your doctor.

Yes, it is quite low. Normal range is 135-145 mEq/l

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What does low sodium do to the body?

Low sodium diets can be confusing. A low sodium diet means eating more foods that have low sodium contents instead of high ones. The nutriesystem diet is a low sodium diet.

Sodium may lead to a serious build-up of fluid in people with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, or kidney disease. Such people should be on a strict sodium-restricted diet, as prescribed by their doctor. Hence blood sodium level is low in CHF. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002415.htm

120 is a very low number for sodium, and may result in seizure activity. The normal range for sodium is 135 to 145 mEq/L (millequivelents per liter.) Just to add to this, my sodium is 122 and my doctor said that this is very near critical. If you have a blood sodium level at 120 your doctor should be taking steps to correct it and find the cause.

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is my sodium consider low. reading as 133

Eating low sodium foods is good for you.

Can low sodium cause extreme leg cramps?

Low Sodium Broth is basically just broth with the sodium content lowered.

"Low Sodium" means that an item (such as a food or drink) contains little Sodium. In practical terms, it translates to "Low-salt."

normal serum Na+ concentration is usually 135-145 meq/L .its a bit low but in normal range

There are several good places to find low sodium recipes online. This website contains links to 28 different low sodium recipes: http://www.hearthealthyonline.com/healthy-recipes/low-sodium-recipes/low-sodium-recipes_ss1.html This website contains a variety of user-submitted low sodium recipes: http://allrecipes.com/recipes/healthy-recipes/special-diets/low-sodium-recipes/

Low sodium and low potassium can lead to an imbalance of electrolytes and kidney failure. Treatment of low sodium and low potassium can be treated with dietary changes and medication.

Typically, as my doctor told me, a low sodium diet is around 2000mg of sodium a day. Normal intake should be around 2400mg of sodium. Everybody eats way more sodium than they should.