पोटैशियम का असंतुलन: शरीर में पोटैशियम कम या ज्यादा होने पर क्या होता है? Potassium Imbalance जानें लक्षण, कारण और बचाव के उपाय #PotassiumBalance #HealthTips #HeartHealth #HealthyLifestyle #Electrolytes #Wellness #health #Hypokalemia #Hyperkalemia

https://vrnewslive.com/potassium-imbalance-healthy-lifestyle-tips-and-care/

i love adding fun food / nutrition facts to my #VeganFood reviews on abillion[1] because i absolutely treasure knowing otherwise random facts with no real-world application and even more sharing them! but this one is genuinely useful for vegan #transgender women on spironolactone!

a lot of #VeganProtein sources contain high levels of potassium, which is why many healthcare providers _historically_ have dissuaded people with kidney problems from adopting a plant-based diet[2]. _historically_, unfortunately is still the MO where i was identified at risk for #hyperkalemia.

this risk is also present in #Ramen or #YellowNoodles prepared with “jian shui” 碱水 / “kansui” かん水, especially since they are more likely to being consumed as a staple. this was the case with these noodles where I found myself eating them every other day until I decided to take a closer look at the ingredients 😓

this is not to dissuade anyone from adopting a #PlantBased diet at all – in fact there's a lot of potassium additives food that may be secretly poisoning you anyways[3].

the point is to highlight the importance of an educated diet and to scrutinise its effects on your body, the environment, and most importantly where (or whom) it comes from.

also maybe it helps some transfem somewhere, idk.

[1]: https://www.abillion.com/reviews/66d044656ac8da724c1056c4
[2]: https://www.kidney.org/news-stories/potassium-and-plant-based-diets-people-kidney-disease
[3]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8540085/

Medicine notes - #Hyperkalemia

https://friendica.opensocial.space/display/8ffdf77c-1466-980e-e9d9-6c6304027626

Wow. #DrRomantic s03e11 “featured” (if we can call it that) a patient with #hyperkalemia.

The patient's heart stopped and they are trying to recover him.

Anyway, this is close to me because I once was a hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HPP; HKPP; HypoKPP) patient. In my case, I had very low potassium, and by the time I was rushed to the ER, my levels were too low (and paralysis was already in my upper body) the ER told us my heart is on the brink of stopping within the day.

The thing with potassium (K) is that if you are below or above normal levels, it can be [very] dangerous. In my case, hypoK, my muscles suddenly starts to get weak. When I experienced this weakness, I was in a mall, and my legs simply gave up. (Good thing I haven't reached the escalator yet…)

Here's a #trivia. #DidYouKnow that potassium is often used in dramas as a method to kill people? The target is injected with (pure?) a high dosage of potassium which results in the victim's heart stopping. That's hyperK, excessive potassium in their system.

There are many causes of hypoK and hyperK. It can be genetic, or it can be because of incorrect diet (the latter was the cause for my hypoKPP).

So, yeah, if you are reading this, you need to have a proper diet. Potassium is not something we should eat less or eat more “just to avoid getting sick”. It has to be within the normal range of our body.

(note: Doctors/experts, feel free to correct. I was only speaking from experience and what my doctors explains as well as what I've read after I recovered.)

#Kdrama #Drama #TV #Health #Fitness #Potassium

@kdrama @[email protected] @tv @[email protected] @asiandrama

Colonic necrosis from #SPS #Kayexalate (actually calcium polystyrene sulfonate in this case) makes it to the #NEJM

#Hyperkalemia is a number - it can be deadly, but let the cure not be worse than the disease