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Suggest Food When Diagnosed With COPD, AF And Lipidemia

I am a 73 y/o, white male. I have COPD, AFIB, and a pacemaker. My Neurologist says that I have Lipodemia primarily in my left ankle which swells to twice or more on several occasions. I wear compression stockings almost every day and have inflatable leggings that I wear for one hour that work most of the time. I had a similar reaction with Norvasc several years ago, discontinued its use and the swelling went away almost immediately. My question now is can nitrates in foods trigger these episodes? If so, can you recommend a source for diet data? Thank you for any help/wisdom. Best.regards, Cliff Matthews Palm Coast, FL YYYY@YYYY
posted on Sun, 14 Feb 2016
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I understand your concern.
Diet recommendations what you have asked for when you are having such conditions are as follows:
1. Low salt intake diet.
2. Improve your fluid intake.
3. High protein and moderate carbohydrate diet.
4. Improve your intake of fruits and vegetable salads.
5. Low fat diet.
Along with it keep yourself physically active and take medications as advised.
Hope the information provided would be helpful.
All the best.
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Suggest Food When Diagnosed With COPD, AF And Lipidemia

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I understand your concern. Diet recommendations what you have asked for when you are having such conditions are as follows: 1. Low salt intake diet. 2. Improve your fluid intake. 3. High protein and moderate carbohydrate diet. 4. Improve your intake of fruits and vegetable salads. 5. Low fat diet. Along with it keep yourself physically active and take medications as advised. Hope the information provided would be helpful. All the best.