The Effect Of Consuming Salt On The Flow Of Pee.

[sandyRoe]

The design of my home, downstairs bathroom, means I must be one of the few people who still use a gazunder. I've noticed that following the evenings I have a M&S ready meal the level of liquid to be disposed off is considerably reduced. I know these meals are loaded with salt. So, can the salt added to just one meal be making the difference?

[douglas9401]

Have you checked the wardrobe for damp, Sandy? We've all been there. :-)

[sandyRoe]

In my drinking days I'd often find a unexplained damp patch on the carpet in the corner of my room. Do you know, I never did find what was causing it. ☺

[Sqad]

sandy....I can't think of a better explanation.

[Old_Geezer]

Easy to check. Load all your meals with salt for a month, see if you pee at any time during the next 30 days.

[sandyRoe]

Stouter hearts than mine are free to carry on the research if they wish. I've eaten my last ready meal from M&S.

[grasscarp]

Interesting explanation here Sandy
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/salt-intake-affect-urine-production-5863.html

[sandyRoe]

Having read that ^ I need to ask, How much is 1300 milligrams?

[grasscarp]

4 and 1/3 cups (apparently)

[ladyalex]

1300 milligrams is 1.3 grams , less than half an ounce .....I think....

[jno]

there's about 30 grams to the ounce, so 1.3 grams is... not a lot.

[Clanad]

Ooops... grassy's measurement is a bit off... 1,300 mg of table salt (which contains 40% sodium) equals 1 teaspoonful or a smallish pyramid in your right palm... About the same as in 2 McDonald's cheeseburgers...

[grasscarp]

ignore me. Google is not always my friend!

[gingejbee]

A teaspoonful of common salt weighs about 6 ot 7 gr. So 1.3 gr. is about the contents of a ......salt-spoon. Remember them?

[sandyRoe]

I think so. Was it a similar size to the spoon in the mustard?

[Bazile]

Gazunder - so called because it 'gazunder' the bed. ( for those who did not know )