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Can I eat this with ACE inhibitors?
ACE inhibitors raise potassium retention. Combined with big potassium loads — especially salt substitutes — levels can climb too high.
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ACE inhibitors (ramipril, lisinopril, perindopril, enalapril) — ACE inhibitors raise potassium retention. Combined with big potassium loads — especially salt substitutes — levels can climb too high.
Avoid potassium-based salt substitutes, keep potassium-rich foods to normal portions, and go easy on alcohol (it adds to the blood-pressure drop, especially early on). Otherwise eat normally — the DASH-style diet supports the medication’s job.
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