Low Potassium Symptoms | Hypokalemia | Potassium Deficiency Symptoms – Causes & Treatment
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Published 2022-08-27
Are you feeling tired? Experiencing muscle aches and weakness? Suffering from diarrhea or constipation? If yes, you might have a potassium deficiency! In this video, we'll be discussing low potassium symptoms, including hypokalemia and potassium deficiency symptoms, and will provide tips on how to treat them.
If you're suffering from low potassium levels, this video is for you. We'll discuss the causes and symptoms of low potassium, and provide tips on how to get your potassium levels back to normal. Learn how to treat low potassium symptoms with food, supplements and medications, so you can get back to your normal life!
Potassium is one of the essential macrominerals the human body needs to support key processes.
Functions of potassium;
• Sending nerve signals.
• Regulating muscle contractions.
• Regulating fluids.
Potassium deficiency, also known as Hypokalemia, is when the amount of potassium in your blood is too low. Normal levels of potassium for an adult range from 3.5 to 5.2 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.2 mmol/L). Potassium deficiency is characterized by potassium levels lower than 3.5 mmol/liter. Any value less than 3 mEq/L (3 mmol/L) is considered severe hypokalemia.
What are the symptoms of hypokalemia/Potassium Deficiency/Low Potassium Symptoms?
• Constipation.
• Extreme tiredness (fatigue).
• Muscle weakness and spasms.
• Tingling and numbness.
• Lightheadedness or faintness.
• Breathing problems.
• High blood pressure (Hypertension).
• Abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias).
• Excessive urination (polyuria) & Excessive thirst (polydipsia).
• Severe muscle weakness, leading to paralysis.
How is hypokalemia treated?
• Oral or intravenous potassium supplementation.
• Liquid preparations such as potassium chloride are effective in raising the serum potassium concentrations.
• Microencapsulated of oral potassium.
• Intravenous Potassium – In severe hypokalemia or in patients who are unresponsive to oral therapy, it becomes necessary to administer intravenous potassium.
• Magnesium Therapy – When hypomagnesemia is the cause of hypokalemia, concurrent slow intravenous magnesium should be given.
What Causes Potassium Deficiency?
• Hypokalemia or potassium deficiency has many causes. Common causes of low blood potassium include.
• Excessive loss of potassium in your digestive tract. This may be due to frequent vomiting, diarrhea, or laxative use.
• Excessive potassium loss in urine due to prescription medications that increase urination. These medications include diuretics also known as water pills, certain antibiotics including amphotericin B and chloroquine at toxic levels.
• Adrenal disorders, such as primary aldosteronism and Cushing’s syndrome.
• Excessive sweating also known as hyperhidrosis.
• Eating disorders, such as bulimia nervosa.
• Hypomagnesemia or low magnesium levels.
• Excessive alcohol use.
• Liddle syndrome, which is a disorder that causes increased blood pressure.
• Chronic kidney disease.
• Genetic disorders, such as hypokalemic periodic paralysis, Bartter syndrome.
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All Comments (21)
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My wife just got out of hospital for severe hypokalemia. Really could have used this info a couple of weeks ago.
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Tell me more. Even at my age (87) I am learning.
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love how they always say see you doctor, it’s impossible in australia to get into see a doctor where i live
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So 1.83 potassium level are fatal, glad i got treated right away when i was 17 years old but i still suffer from hyperkalemia till now at 19 year's old but it's only mild not as severe as before. The doctor only prescribe medication for highblood he said i only need to eat food reach in potassium occasionally
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I took a supplement that caused weeks of diarhea and now I have all these symptoms and they won't go away. It's terrible.
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I’ve been having none stop leg and foot cramps. About to go into week 3 of cramping
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Good information 👍
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Thankyou
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What is the recommended dosage supplement to take for this
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Low potassium in 24 hr test.remedies for it??
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I have lw blood pressure but the symptoms sound the same. Same small potassium sounds good. Pains.
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Thank you
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Nice video
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Do you need a test first to find out thank you
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Please help me my muscles crampss pain I face this problem 3 months
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I am on Keppra and wonder if fruit juices with potassium like Orange Juice and Apple Juice are safe long term.
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Still suffering from effects of low potassium 2 years on, Dr failed to diagnose Conns disease.
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Does low potassium cause hypnic jerk?
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After achieving greet goals from #Doctorapala herbs, I can say I have reversed and decline all my Fordyce spots and I’m free..........................................
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Cream of Tartar has the highest potassium concentrate of supplements. 1 tsp has over 800 mg. At the high end we need 4700 mg. Too bad this video didnt say that.
