..when consuming large doses of sodium (or other mineral/ion)....
you need to take care when providing nutritional supplements as they might result as relatively ineffective until the electrolyte (sodium-potassium-magnesium-calcium) imbalance is corrected; This is important as it could lead to actually forming gall stones, kidney calculus, heart problems even heart failure in case of extreme imbalance and lack of water...
One good-for-all preventive measure is, to drink at least 2 quarts (liters) of water daily, and more when supplementing....