potassium

[deaddemmama 474]

I'm wondering how everone's doing on potassium. I'm low on mfp everyday, even if I eat 1/2 banana. My potassium bottomed out after an albuteral treatment awhile back...never want that to happen again!

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

I'm never even remotely close,but my potassium level is fine so I ignore it . Sorry, I'm totally no help!!!

HW 312, pre-op (RNY) 255, current weight 204.6

[iamworthit 208]

I'm wondering how everone's doing on potassium. I'm low on mfp everyday' date=' even if I eat 1/2 banana. My potassium bottomed out after an albuteral treatment awhile back...never want that to happen again![/quote']

Mine is low too and I had to do the iv potassium...twice. it sucks!

I eat a lot if yogurt but in addition to that am trying to add several high potassium foods daily:

Cantaloupe

Banana

Carrots

Apricot

Lima Beans ( love them)

Clams

White Beans

Sweet potatos ( haven't tried post op yet)

If you can eat greens Swiss chard, spinach

[padlrd 183]

My cardiac dr put me on potassium it's nasty at first but you get use to it so much better then having it thru IV it burns so bad and when they slow it down so it doesn't takes forever you have to drink the ones he gave me its a tablet you did love in Water

[padlrd 183]

And even with taking that everyday I still don't hit what MFP levels says it should be but I do blood work every 6 weeks to check and potassium levels are good

[iamworthit 208]

My cardiac dr put me on potassium it's nasty at first but you get use to it so much better then having it thru IV it burns so bad and when they slow it down so it doesn't takes forever you have to drink the ones he gave me its a tablet you did love in Water

The drink is so much better I had that too. It was the IV that burned so badly for sure.

[shershrinking 53]

The drink is so much better I had that too. It was the IV that burned so badly for sure.

IV potassium does burn! I always slow down the potassium and run extra iv Fluid on the side with it so it doesnt burn - it takes longer but the iv site doesnt burn then. (its really the only way to get it in without burning or adding lidocaine, which isnt done in california)

[cookier224 238]

IV potassium does burn! I always slow down the potassium and run extra iv Fluid on the side with it so it doesnt burn - it takes longer but the iv site doesnt burn then. (its really the only way to get it in without burning or adding lidocaine' date=' which isnt done in california)[/quote']

How do u feel when your potassium is low?

[padlrd 183]

Not sure mine was fine then a week later when I went in for my Cardioverson it was dangerously low it can cause a lot of heart problems when it gets low

[shershrinking 53]

Constipation, muscle cramps, fatigue are low potassium symptoms. The heart is a muscle.

[iamworthit 208]

How do u feel when your potassium is low?

I have muscle cramps. Mine seems to be low a lot that is why I consciously try and eat Protein rich foods.

[padlrd 183]

After you've mentioned this before I was getting night cramps in my legs but not since I started taking the potassium

[iamworthit 208]

After you've mentioned this before I was getting night cramps in my legs but not since I started taking the potassium

Do you buy yours over the counter? If so where? I may try that. My legal are horrible at night.

[padlrd 183]

No my cardiac dr gives me a prescription