Just to support my guess about Gatorade, and it is a guess, I am not a doctor, just working on high school science, this article talks about how when you have too little potassium you body hoards potassium and sodium, so I am thinking excess potassium might cause sodium to be lost also. Not sure. I definitely would talk to my doctor about increasing potassium intake if he has only recommended sodium increases. They work together, the relationship is very important.
@gailcalled when I looked up a label online the potassium number was much higher. I’m going to check the gatorade website, which I had not checked. Still, I think check with her doctor. Plus, the sodium according to your numbers is next to nothing in the original, I did not know there was a super duper one. How will that help? Gatorade is for people who have lost a tremendous amount of water and salts through sweating. Gatorade is supposed to be balanced for people who have normal systems that regulate electrolytes well.