Can drinking alcohol cause potassium deficiency

Hello, drinking alcohol does not cause potassium deficiency, but: potassium deficiency can not drink: do not drink alcohol.

If the body lacks electrolytes, many physiological functions will stop, and the balance of water and acid-base in the body will be disrupted. Potassium helps the heart maintain a regular heartbeat and helps stabilize blood pressure. Functions of potassium:

Potassium is a large amount of substances in the body, most of which are found in various cells and coordinate with the inside of the cells to maintain the acid-base balance of blood and body fluids, as well as maintain the stability of water balance and osmotic pressure in the body. The rest of the potassium is stored in the nerves, blood cells and muscles. The most important function of sodium, potassium and chloride is to maintain the balance of water and pH in the body.

Effect of potassium deficiency on the body: Long-term potassium deficiency will have symptoms such as irregular heartbeat, abnormal nerve conduction, and vomiting. When a large amount of water is lost (such as diarrhea and very heavy sweating), electrolytes should be replenished in addition to water, and if only a large amount of water is replaced without electrolytes, symptoms of exhaustion such as weakness, cramping, vomiting and diarrhea will occur.

Hello landlord, drinking alcohol will induce the occurrence of low potassium, it is recommended to quit drinking in time**, periodic hypokalemia can not be found at present, it is recommended to supplement potassium in time**, avoid cottonseed oil.

The landlord, I experienced it last night, it is estimated that there is a lack of potassium, drank some wine, and then went to the squatting pit, squatted down, couldn't get up, and then called the waiter, picked me up, but the leg was not strong at all, and then in the hospital KCL was slightly better, until today the leg is not strong, it is recommended that the landlord lack potassium do not drink!

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Dangers of Potassium Deficiency:

1. Severe potassium deficiency can cause damage to various tissues, among which kidney and heart damage are the most serious.

2. Potassium deficiency can be manifested as loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and in severe cases, intestinal paralysis, diarrhea and intestinal infarction.

3. Potassium is related to the maintenance of neuromuscular excitability, when the body is deficient in potassium, it can cause general weakness, the muscles of the limbs are the most prominent, the tendon reflexes are dull or disappear, and paralysis can occur in severe cases. Respiratory muscle involvement can cause slow breathing, and in severe cases, dyspnea or sudden arrest and death.

4. Potassium deficiency can lead to arrhythmia due to increased myocardial excitation, and in severe cases, it can cause death due to ventricular fibrillation.

What are the symptoms of hypokalemia.

1.Weakness of the limbs, paralysis, sluggish or absent tendon reflexes, and dyspnea in severe cases.

2.Apathy, glazed eyes, lethargy, delirium.

3.Nausea, vomiting, bloating, intestinal paralysis.

4.Heart palpitations, arrhythmias.

What causes hypokalemia.

It is more common in long-term fasting or low food, and insufficient potassium intake; Caused by excessive potassium excretion due to heavy vomiting, diarrhoea, and long-term use of diuretics such as furosemide. The clinical manifestations are mainly neurological and muscular dysfunction, the more potassium loss is faster or accompanied by increased NA and CA concentrations, the symptoms are more obvious, hypokalemia is often mixed with the symptoms of the primary disease, which is easy to delay the diagnosis and should be paid attention to. When intravenous potassium supplementation, the urine output must be more than 30ml hours, do not be too fast or excessive, and intravenous bolus is strictly prohibited.

What tests are needed for hypokalemia.

1.Serum potassium is lower.

2.ECG shows low flat, bidirectional or inverted T-waves and U-waves.

How is it**. 1.Actively ** cause the primary disease of K deficiency, return to normal diet.

2.Potassium supplementation:

1) When supplementing potassium, oral should be taken as much as possible, and intravenous supplementation should not be taken orally.

2) Intravenous potassium chloride, bolus injection is strictly prohibited, generally add glucose solution for infusion, the concentration should not exceed 3, and the drip rate should not exceed 80 drops per minute; Do not add more than 6g-8g every 24 hours.

3) When accompanied by acidosis, potassium bicarbonate can be used instead.

4) For patients with liver impairment, potassium glutamate can be used instead.

5) When the cardiac involvement is obvious or accompanied by MG deficiency, L potassium magnesium aspartate can be used.