what happens if you get too much potassium? and what happenes if you get too less potassium?

Answer 1

Can You Have Too Much or Too Little?
People with chronic diseases or seniors may experience hypokalemia, or potassium deficiency. Potassium depletion may also be caused by vomiting, diarrhea or use of diuretic or cortisone medications. Symptoms of potassium deficiency include fatigue, slow reflexes, muscle weakness and dry skin. If potassium levels are depleted quickly, a person could experience heart problems. If potassium levels are not replenished quickly, a person could suffer heart failure and even death.

Too much potassium can lead to hyperkalemia, or increased potassium levels in the blood. People with kidney problems or severe infection may suffer from increased potassium levels.

Taking more minerals than you need won't make you healthier. In some cases, taking too much of a mineral can make it hard for your body to absorb other vitamins. But you don’t want to be deficient in minerals, either. You can avoid vitamin and mineral deficiencies by eating a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, protein sources, whole grains and dairy products every day.

Answer 2

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what happens if you get too much potassium? and what happenes if you get too less potassium?

Answer 3

Too much potassium from foods is hard to do, but it will pass through you in your urine. Too little, allows sodium to build up and you will retain water and it can contribute to high blood pressure. Fruits, mainly bananas are high in potassium, so enjoy. Best wishes

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Answer 5

I had low potassium, discovered by a routine blood test. Took horse-sized pillsfor a week, another blood test, and that was the end of it.

Answer 6

In either case, you die. Potassium chloride is the substance used in lethal injection execution. Deficiency of potassium can cause cardiac arrest.

Answer 7

Tiny cluster warts on some peoples' hands are caused by potassium deficiency. It's a common complaint covered in books with natural food cures for complaints. My mother had warts like that and her parents made her bury a rag in the cemetery at midnight. Then it turned out she just needed a banana.