I drink a bit, don’t really eat a whole lot, trying to keep calories low…I usually cease eating by 200-500 calories and attempt maintain under 1000 all together calories…so how many calories are in flavored rum? Should I drink whiskey instead with flavored diet soda? What lower calorie alcohols are there?
About 2 yrs ago I started with high blood pressure, then earlier this year I developed low sodium levels and now my potassium level is rising. I am tired all the time, and when I do the least amount of exercise I suffer joint and mussel pain for weeks after. What could this be a early sign of?
I do have FM (fibromyalgia) and take neurontin. I also suffer from back problems and am in morphine for that.
Why?
I take vitamins with a potassium supplement daily. These spasms are in both legs from my thighs to my toes. They happen both day and night. Most often just the front of my calf.The pain is indescribable and I have tried massage, walking it off and heat. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. I have spinal stenosis (lower back) but I’m not sure if this is a contributing factor. Just started getting this bad a couple of days ago.
I was wondering about a good lawsuit my mother went into the hospital ER for bronchitis she was then admitted to the hospital for this she was alert and fine for the 1st 4 days of her stay when a nurse she had for 3 days in a row kept giving her large amounts of dilaudid/morphine she was kept sedated for 3 days by this nurse when I would question the nurse about my mother not getting IV or being catherized for lack of eating or drinking or going to the restroom she would say I am not sure doctor has not ordered anything when I finally demanded to see a doctor they come in catherized her could not get an IV in her from severe dehydration blowing veins had to put a main line in her neck realized her potassium was severely high her kidneys had been shut down had to have immediate dialysis at this point went to ICU kidney failure led to lungs stopping led to vent. then cardiac arrest led to paddles 3 weeks in ICU now has trach in throat and still on dialysis 36 days in hospital so far
I was paying at Home Depot and today they are priced at for the same 40lb bag. What happened?
I just got a bottle of Blackmores Bio Magnesium. Is it okay if I chewed the tablet to improve absorption? On a side note, any recommendations on a good brand for magnesium supplements?
PLZ EXPLAIN ME THIS NEWS.
Cola is causing muscle problems:
In people with hypokalemia, a drop in blood potassium levels results in problems with vital muscle functions. Symptoms can range from mild weakness to serious paralysis, say Greek researchers who conducted a review of people who drank between two to nine liters of cola a day.
Two of the patients were pregnant women who were admitted to hospital with low potassium levels. One was a 21-year-old woman who drank up to three liters of cola a day and complained of fatigue, appetite loss and persistent vomiting. An electrocardiogram revealed she had a heart blockage, and blood tests showed she had low potassium levels, the researchers explained in a news release.
The second pregnant patient, who’d consumed up to seven liters of cola a day for 10 months, had low potassium levels and was suffering from increasing muscular weakness, the researchers noted.
Both patients made a rapid and full recovery after they stopped drinking cola and took oral or intravenous potassium. The case studies are described in the June issue of the International Journal of Clinical Practice.
"We are consuming more soft drinks than ever before, and a number of health issues have already been identified including tooth problems, bone demineralization and the development of metabolic syndrome and diabetes," and there’s increasing evidence that excessive cola consumption leads to hypokalemia, Dr. Moses Elisaf, of the University of Ioannina, said in the news release.
Elisaf said the three most common ingredients in cola — glucose, fructose and caffeine — can contribute to hypokalemia.
"The individual role of each of these ingredients in the pathophysiology of cola-induced hypokalemia has not been determined and may vary in different patients," Elisaf said. "However, in most of the cases we looked at for our review, caffeine intoxication was thought to play the most important role. This has been borne out by case studies that focus on other products that contain high levels of caffeine but no glucose or fructose."
However, "caffeine-free cola products can also cause hypokalemia because the fructose they contain can cause diarrhea," Elisaf said.
PLZ EXPLAIN ME THIS NEWS.
Cola is causing muscle problems:
In people with hypokalemia, a drop in blood potassium levels results in problems with vital muscle functions. Symptoms can range from mild weakness to serious paralysis, say Greek researchers who conducted a review of people who drank between two to nine liters of cola a day.
Two of the patients were pregnant women who were admitted to hospital with low potassium levels. One was a 21-year-old woman who drank up to three liters of cola a day and complained of fatigue, appetite loss and persistent vomiting. An electrocardiogram revealed she had a heart blockage, and blood tests showed she had low potassium levels, the researchers explained in a news release.
The second pregnant patient, who’d consumed up to seven liters of cola a day for 10 months, had low potassium levels and was suffering from increasing muscular weakness, the researchers noted.
Both patients made a rapid and full recovery after they stopped drinking cola and took oral or intravenous potassium. The case studies are described in the June issue of the International Journal of Clinical Practice.
"We are consuming more soft drinks than ever before, and a number of health issues have already been identified including tooth problems, bone demineralization and the development of metabolic syndrome and diabetes," and there’s increasing evidence that excessive cola consumption leads to hypokalemia, Dr. Moses Elisaf, of the University of Ioannina, said in the news release.
Elisaf said the three most common ingredients in cola — glucose, fructose and caffeine — can contribute to hypokalemia.
"The individual role of each of these ingredients in the pathophysiology of cola-induced hypokalemia has not been determined and may vary in different patients," Elisaf said. "However, in most of the cases we looked at for our review, caffeine intoxication was thought to play the most important role. This has been borne out by case studies that focus on other products that contain high levels of caffeine but no glucose or fructose."
However, "caffeine-free cola products can also cause hypokalemia because the fructose they contain can cause diarrhea," Elisaf said.
I am 22 weeks pregnant. I found out that I was pregnant when I was about… 16 weeks (don’t ask how I went that long without knowing… I didn’t have regular periods and I am a bigger girl). The only reason I found out that I was pregnant is from a trip to the ER. I ended up being pregnant and having a potassium deficiency. I am having the same symptoms I was when I got sick, and I was wondering if anyone else has had a problem with this during their pregnancy.
I’m not asking what I should do to raise my potassium, I am wondering if it is a common thing during pregnancy…
Also.. what does my age and and whether the father is someone I love or not?
Also, I am taking prenatal vitamins. Thanks for all the responses!
Again.. with the father questions… and the age thing… I AM married to the father…. and I am 22 years old. Not that it has ANYTHING to do with the question that I asked…..
