Potassium Deficiency is more Dangerous than Calcium Deficiency. 4 Signs of Potassium Deficiency
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When the body is deficient in potassium, many patients will have symptoms of weakness in the limbs, then abnormal kidney function and respiratory muscles, in some serious cases, it can lead to paralysis of the limbs.
In addition, a lack of potassium will reduce the contractility of the heart muscle, causing the patient to have arrhythmias.
Some patients with chronic potassium deficiency will also cause kidney problems, the patient will have a dysfunction of urine concentration, which will then cause symptoms such as polyuria and hematuria.
Not only that, potassium deficiency can also affect the normal function of the gastrointestinal tract, causing patients to have symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, severe intestinal paralysis.
In addition, potassium deficiency can also cause disorders of the central nervous system of the patient.
4 Signs of Potassium Deficiency:
1. Tired
2. Irregular Heartbeat
3. Leg Cramps
4. Unstable Blood Pressure
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