I had several teeth pulled over 10 days ago and am still having nausea, vomiting and headache. Seven days after the extractions I ended up in the hospital over night dehydrated and my potassium was very low. That was three days ago and I am still sick. I am not taking any pain pills or antibiotics and there is no infection.

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I am a 53 year-old working housewife. Last January, the whole family made a trip out of town. My son and I ate something the others did not. Both of us got sick the next day, diarrhea and vomiting consistent with food poisoning. We were given the same medication; my son got better after 4 days while it’s been 4 weeks for me but my bowel movements still have not gotten back to normal. I don’t have the diarrhea anymore, just soft, unformed stool. Two weeks after the diarrhea episode, I got the flu- fever, coughing, body aches. A week after that, I woke up feeling really sick to my stomach. I was dizzy, nauseated, lots of stomach cramping and gas rumbling. In addition, I was very tired and was having chills. I went to the ER and was diagnosed with diarrhea (which I did not really have anymore) and just "virus" infection and was given Bentyl. The next day, I had a follow-up check with my primary doctor and was given flagyl and diarrhea medicine. He said it was "just virus" I stopped taking the flagyl after 2 days because I was getting more sick in the stomach. My doctor changed my medicine to Nexium, saying I had a lot of acid reflux. Nexium gave me headaches and made the dizziness and nausea worse, so I stopped it after 3 days. I went to see my ENT doctor because I could not sleep at night from post nasal drip and dry mouth and throat. I had redness in my throat and again, he concluded acid reflux and virus. He prescribed saline irrigation and changed my med. to Xantax. Again, the headache reaction was there and Xantax did not really help. I also consulted with a GI doctor and he ordered testing for TSH and H. pylori plus an abdominal/pelvic CT scan. All turned out negative so I was diagnosed again with acid reflux and "virus" that just won’t go away. I made another trip to the ER because I was getting weaker everyday and my blood pressure was spiking (145-150 over 90-100). I was scared. Blood test showed my Potassium was low (3.0), I was given 2 bags of IV and 40 mg. of potassium tablets. Went back to my primary doctor complaining of the same thing, dull headache, dizziness, and nausea especially in the morning. Convinced my doctor that my blood pressure was probably aggravating my symptoms, he gave me Toprol (50 mg) once a day. There are tell-tale signs that Toprol is working, in addition to my nausea, the med. now makes me sleepy and sluggish. There is improvement in my legs from potassium but my symptoms are still here and it has been 3 weeks since I was diagnosed with virus and acid reflux. I do have acid reflux as my ENT doctor saw thickening in my larynx, however, I don’t have the burning sensation as most sufferers do, just a lot of belching and stomach gas. My diet consists of rice, lean boiled chicken, oatmeal, crackers, ginger tea, yogurt, and I am also taking probiotics. I have missed work for 3 weeks now because I can’t get up in the morning. Some days are better and I would conclude that I’ve been healed but the next day, I would be sick again, my symptoms come and go. Today, I saw an eye doctor but he did not find anything wrong with my eyes. I am desperate for a cure, I am tired of being sick, I am depressed and frustrated. Please help me. Thank you.

The BP is marginally higher for my wife. Climbing say 30 steps makes her breathless and she has to get the breath back to continue. There are no other problems and she is very peace loving lady with soft temperament.

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levels are dangerously elevated.
I have meds for it but I need to reduce the potassium in my diet.
To the first two answerers. Those diets are "weight loss" diets.
I need a LOW POTASSIUM diet.
I have found some charts on the internet listing potassium contents of foods.
But they are not complete.
Rescued by the Lamb.
Thanks for "reading" the question. It amazes me how many people will answer without reading the "whole" question…LOL

Ok, I take a daily multiple vitamin supplement and it has the potassium as 3% of regular daily allowance - but it also warns against taking more than one. So why does it meet only 3% but yet you are not supposed to take additional supplements? It warns against taking more? Thanks!
I guess I was wondering why not take a potassium supplement - besides the multi-vitamin? Why is it unsafe? Why when the other vitamins and minerals in the multi-vitamin has 50-100% why potassium has only 3% ? I knew about bananas - thanks.

what is it exactly that magnesium does???