My phosphorus is still high: 7.7 - in spite of increased binders, modified diet, and now only once a month chai-latte treats. Other than not eat, I am not sure what to do anymore -- I do not know why it is increasing instead of going the other way.
After last night's treatment, I spoke to the dialysis nurse about this. This is a sore subject between us (more on this in another post), but we had a really productive chat. I've been writing down what I eat and there is very little difference between what I am eating now and what I was eating when my phosphorus is low. In fact, I am more restrictive - paying attention to protein portion sizes, increasing veggies, and limiting fluid control (I am also retaining more fluid). After a "clean week" where I did not have dairy, took my binders, and watched my diet, my phosphorus should be down - not up -- so it must be something else. We are both perplexed.
What she did say is that there may be hidden phosphorus in my vitamins, supplements, etc. What has changed: not vitamins, I am very careful of that. I did switch to a new blush and eyeshadow (Hey, you got to be trendy somehow). Then it hit me: my lotion has oatmeal in it! My facial moisturizer is soy-based. I use it everyday! A cup of oatmeal has 178 mg of phosphorus in it. One cup of soybeans have 284 mg. Could it be?
She said that the phosphorus could be absorbed by the skin and directly goes into my blood stream. If that is the case, I am thinking no amount of binder can counteract that.
For this week, I'm changing my favorite lotion and moisturizer to something hopefully more phosphorus-friendly. We'll see....
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