Thursday, December 25, 2008
Hypokalemia, the day after
I just posted the events of my Christmas day spent eating Bananas to regain my potassium to "cure" my hypokalemia. I eat bananas since this is high in potassium, other good sources of potassium are raisins, and uhmmm, soybeans if i remember right. If I may describe the symptoms of hypokalemia, usually, it starts with the slight inability to move my feet or my shoulders, if I'm lucky, I'll find a banana in the kitchen and eat some when I start to notice the symptoms. Sometimes it's a creeping bitch, like when the first time that I didn't know I had IT. I was DRIVING my whole family home from the province and I was feeling weak, but I thought it was just cramps. We stopped for food at a restaurant but when I tried to stand up after my meals, I fell to the floor unable to get up... (embarassing geesh). So what I do to prevent it (but lately I haven't followed this) I eat bananas, (how many times do i have to say i eat em?) even if I don't feel the symptoms. I HATE being hypokalemic, if you think scratching your back is impossible, try POOPING and washing up afterwards! If any of you unicorns have it please lemme know in the comments, again, I'd hate to think I'm the only one with the darn thing. :P Merry Christmas guys :P
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