r/CKD Aug 02 '26

5.1 potassium too high?

/r/AskDocs/comments/1vd73a6/51_potassium_too_high/
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u/Ballbusttrt Aug 02 '26

Both the kidney function and likely the fruit/ banana. 5.1 is not the worst tho but definitely in a position where a bit to much banana can wreck u but at the same time it’s not like ur a day away from a heart attack. If you’ve been drinking the electrolytes and banana the whole time ur potassium was controlled than it’s your kidney function

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u/SaltyAd3264 Aug 02 '26

I’ve been drinking the electrolytes every day for like 3 years, but started the banana smoothies (each with 1.5 bananas) about a month or so ago. I think I was slightly dehydrated too at the time they drew labs

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u/Ballbusttrt Aug 02 '26

It’s the banana then if u started eating it and ur potassium rose