What will occur with high potassium level?
Potassium’s most important function is to keep your heart beating. Potassium helps trigger your heartbeat which circulates blood throughout your body. In addition, potassium maintains fluid, electrolyte and pH balance in your body, promotes muscle growth, and sustains a healthy nervous system and brain function.
It’s a crucial electrolyte that allows your muscles to move easily, lets your brain send nerve impulses throughout your body and helps your kidneys filter blood.
A high potassium can cause the following: Nausea, Weakness, Numbness or tingling, Slow pulse, Irregular heartbeat, Heart failure.
How to lower high potassium level?
Be aware of your potassium allowance when choosing your meals. Here are some potassium-rich foods to limit or avoid if your diet prescription includes low potassium:
Fruits: Avocado, bananas, cantaloupe, dried fruit, honeydew melon, kiwi, mango, oranges and orange juice, papaya, prune juice
Vegetables: Artichoke, dried beans and peas, pumpkin, potatoes and French fries, spinach (cooked), sweet potatoes, tomatoes and tomato juice, vegetable juices, winter squash
Dairy: Ice cream, milk, yogurt
Miscellaneous: Chocolate, molasses, salt substitute, seeds and nuts
Potassium is a crucial mineral for the body, but moderation is best when you have kidney disease. Find out your potassium level and make the necessary lifestyle changes, such as substituting lower potassium foods for ones high in if you require a low potassium diet.
