{"id":7379,"date":"2020-12-06T14:12:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T14:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reelsofjoy.com\/blog\/?p=7379"},"modified":"2020-12-04T14:35:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T14:35:05","slug":"potassium-deficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reelsofjoycasino.org\/blog\/potassium-deficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need To Know About Potassium Deficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lack of fruits can lead to nutritional deficiencies. Also, a human body does not produce potassium hence the need to eat fruits and vegetables every day.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, here are dangerous symptoms that are associated with lack of potassium. Here is what you need to know about potassium deficiency.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7388\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7388\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reelsofjoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/potasium-2-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"potassium \" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reelsofjoycasino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/potasium-2-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reelsofjoycasino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/potasium-2-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reelsofjoycasino.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/potasium-2.jpg 774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What You Need To Know About Potassium Deficiency<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Roles that Potassium Play in The Body of A Human Being<\/h2>\n<p>Potassium is an electrolyte, this is a mineral that helps the body conduct electrical impulses.<\/p>\n<p>Together with other electrolytes namely \u00a0sodium and magnesium, they perform various functions.<\/p>\n<p>These functions include \u00a0regulating blood pressure, conducting nerve impulses.\u00a0 Also,\u00a0 balancing water Ph in the body and helping with digestion .<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms of Potassium Deficiency in A Human Body<\/h2>\n<p>Depending on the level of deficiency, the symptom that you\u00a0 may experience varies. Here are the symptoms that we we have listed below.<\/p>\n<h3>Muscle Weakness and Fatigue<\/h3>\n<p>Muscle weakness and fatigue are the first signs of potassium deficiency.\u00a0 Also, muscle weakness may be caused by the fact that, potassium helps with contractions. Blood sugar levels may be raised due to lack of potassium, this may cause fatigue.<\/p>\n<h3>Problems in Digesting<\/h3>\n<p>There are muscles in the gut and these may be weak and may not be able to fully function. This leads to problems in indigestion.<\/p>\n<p>You may experience constipation or even find that your gut will be paralysed if the deficiency becomes severe.<\/p>\n<h3>Muscle Cramps<\/h3>\n<p>Moderate potassium deficiency may cause muscle cramps. Also, this is because your body will not have potassium that can help control muscle movements.<\/p>\n<p>If the lack of potassium is severe, you may start to experience muscle aches and stiffness. Th<\/p>\n<p>is means that the condition is now serious as the muscles are not getting enough oxygen.<\/p>\n<h3>Heart Palpitation<\/h3>\n<p>This is when your heart starts to race and skip a beat without any reason.\u00a0 Additionally, this may be a sign of severe or moderate potassium deficiency.<\/p>\n<p>If you are however exercising, this is very normal for you to experience these things.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lack of fruits can lead to nutritional deficiencies. Also, a human body does not produce potassium hence the need to eat fruits and vegetables every day. 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