Potassium
The body needs a variety of important nutrients so that the body functions and its various biological activities. Among these elements is potassium, which is the basic in the composition and composition of the liquid liquid, such as blood, and thus the lack leads to a group of imbalances and disturbances that affect the nervous system and heart, , Thus affecting human life as a whole.
Potassium deficiency
The percentage of potassium that should be present in the blood ranges between 3.5 mmol / L to 5 mmol / L, and when the rate of potassium in the blood is less than this percentage becomes the body need to compensate for the deficiency and treatment of this situation, who controls this percentage and controlled by It is a pump in the body regulating the rate of both potassium as well as sodium.
the reasons
There are a number of reasons and factors that lead to low potassium content in the body, the most important of which are:
- Chronic renal disease.
- Digestive disorders such as diarrhea and vomiting.
- The problems associated with diabetes are as high as the acidity in the blood.
- Excessive intake of certain medications such as antibiotics and urinary-related drugs such as urinary diuretics and laxatives.
- Excessive sweating.
- Low folic acid content in the body.
Symptoms
As for the symptoms and signs that appear when potassium is low in the body are many, the most important of which are:
- Arrhythmia.
- Disturbances in the function of the cells of the body responsible for the transmission of nerve signals as well as control the constriction of the muscles of the body, and thus feeling of pain and tension in them.
- These symptoms usually occur when some laboratory tests or electrocardiograms are performed.
the cure
The treatment is based on the cause of the deficiency, for example if the reason is the treatment of a particular drug, treatment is to stop taking this medication, or when diarrhea is the cause is the beginning of treatment of diarrhea and so, when the shortage is not to eat foods rich in potassium; The treatment of foods rich in it, the most important: tomatoes, bananas, dairy, and in other cases when the shortage is very severe; the treatment of the shortage by taking quantities of potassium intravenously in the form of an injection, but this choice is not healthy; Another of the most serious health problems Such as heart attacks or even death, apart from the pain and burn that the patient feels when taking this injection.