Potassium kɔntrol wit at sik: Wetin yu nid fɔ no!

If yu gɛt at sik, mɔ we yu at pwɛl, yu go mɔs no se sɔm pan di mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu kin tek kin afɛkt di potashɔm lɛvɛl we yu gɛt. Dis kin tan lɛk se i kɔmplikt smɔl, bɔt if yu ɔndastand am fayn, i nɔ kin at fɔ kɔntrol am lɛk aw yu kin tink. So, mek wi tok abaut dis fo simpul we tide, fo we we yu go andastan, okay?

Wetin na di rilayshɔn bitwin di mɛrɛsin dɛm wae de gi yu at sik ɛn di potashɔm lɛvɛl?

Naw, luk, dɔktɔ dɛn kin gi difrɛn mɛrɛsin to pipul dɛn we gɛt at pwɛl. Pan ɔl we dɛn mɛrɛsin ya kin rili ɛp yu at, sɔntɛnde dɛn kin afɛkt di potashɔm we de na yu bɔdi.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, sɔm mɛrɛsin dɛn kin mek di potashɔm lɛvɛl go dɔŋ, ɛn ɔda wan dɛn kin mek di potashɔm lɛvɛl go ɔp.

• Mεdikeshכn dεm we de dכn potashכm: fכ egzampl, sכm mεdikeshכn dεm de we dεn kכl ‘diuretics’. Dis na mɛrɛsin wae wi kin kɔl mɛrɛsin wae de pul wata na yu bɔdi, ɔr wae de mek yu pis mɔr. So, wit dis mεdikeshכn, nכto wata nכmכ bכt imכtant minral dεm lεk potashכm kin lכs na di bכdi. If dat apin, yu dɔktɔ go tɛl yu fɔ it tin dɛn we gɛt bɔku potashɔm.

• Mεdikeshכn dεm we de mek potashכm bכku: Na di כda say, sכm mεdikeshכn dεm de lεk ACE inhibitors, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs), εn Aldosterone antagonists, we de inkrεs di potashכm lεvεl na di bכdi. Yu no aw fɔ du am? Fɔ ɛgzampul, fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, mɛrɛsin dɛn lɛk ACE inhibitors de ridyus di prodakshɔn fɔ wan ɔmon we dɛn kɔl aldosterone na wi bɔdi. dis כmon we dεn kכl aldosterone de εp fכ pul potashכm kכmכt na di bכdi. Dɔn we dis ɔmon dɔn go dɔŋ, di potashɔm we de kɔmɔt na di bɔdi kin go dɔŋ, ɛn di potashɔm we de na di blɔd kin go ɔp. Yu ɔndastand? So if dat apin, yu go gɛt fɔ ridyus di potashɔm we yu de it ɛn drink.

Na dat mek i rili impɔtant fɔ tɔk to yu dɔktɔ ɔltɛm bɔt di mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu de tek ɛn di potashɔm lɛvɛl we yu gɛt.

Wetin kin apin if di potashכm lεvεl na di bכdi inkrεs (Hyperkalemia)?

Imajin, if di potassium we de na yu bɔdi go ɔp tumɔs wantɛm wantɛm, wan sik we dɛn kɔl ‘Hyperkalemia’, i kin mek yu gɛt siriɔs sayd ɛfɛkt. Dis na tin wae nid fɔ trit kwik kwik wan.

Yu kin gɛt sɔm kayn sik lɛk dis:

• Wan filin fɔ wikɛd, taya
• Jɛnɛral diskɔmfɔt, bɔdi de at
• Fɔ fil lɛk se yu de fil lɛk yu nɔs
• Bɛlɛ we de at
• Pen na difrɛn pat dɛn na di bɔdi

Dɛn sayn ya dɔn de bɔku smɔl smɔl, sɔmtɛmI kin mek yu paralayz, yu nɔ go gɛt bɛtɛ urine, ɛn ivin yu at nɔ de bit ɔltɛm. So if yu gɛt ɛnitin lɛk dis , yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.

Wetin kin apin if di potashכm lεvεl na di bכdi dכn dכn (Hypokalemia)?

Semweso, we di potashɔm nɔ bɔku na di bɔdi, we na wan sik we dɛn kɔl haypokalemia, kin rili denja. Potassium impɔtant fɔ mek wi mɔsul dɛn wok fayn, fɔ mek di nervɔs sistɛm wok, ɛn fɔ mek di at bit ɔltɛm.

If yu nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ potashɔm, dat kin mek yu gɛt dɛn sik ya:

• Di mɔsul dɛn kin fil wik, ɛn i kin tan lɛk se i at fɔ muv yu an ɛn yu fut.
• Palpitations na filin wae yu hat de bit fayn fayn wan. I kin tan lɛk se sɔmbɔdi de bit drɔm insay yu chɛst, ɔ i kin tan lɛk se yu at de bit tumɔs wantɛm wantɛm ɛn afta dat i de stɔp.
• Mɔsul dɛn de pen ɛn pen, fil lɛk se yu bɔdi de pen

If yu gɛt sɔm kayn sik lɛk dis, i nɔr fayn fɔ lɛ yu nɔr pe atɛnshɔn to dɛn. I fayn fɔ go to dɔktɔ ɛn gɛt advays.

Tray dɛn tin ya fɔ ridyus di potashɔm

If yu dɔktɔ dɔn tɛl yu se yu potashɔm lɛvɛl bɔku ɛn yu nid fɔ put am dɔŋ, na sɔm tin dɛn ya yu kin tray:

• Sok ɔ bɔyl vɛjitebul ɛn frut: Sɔm vɛjitebul (e.g., pɔt, swit pata) ɛn frut dɛn kin ridyus di potashɔm bay we yu sok dɛn insay wata fɔ sɔm tɛm, ɔ bay we yu bɔyl dɛn fayn fayn wan ɛn pul di wata. Dis na bikɔs potashɔm kin sɔlv insay wata.
• Chek di lɛbl fɔ it: If di lɛbl fɔ di it dɛn we yu pak we yu bay na di stoa rayt (KCl), K+, ɔ ‘Potassium’, tray fɔ avɔyd dɛn it dɛn de. Dis na bikɔs sɔm it dɛn kin yuz potashɔm fɔ mek tin nɔ pwɛl ɔ fɔ yuz sɔl.
• Nɔ it dɛn it ya (bikɔs dɛn gɛt bɔku potashɔm):
• Sɔl sɔbstityuyt dɛn we gɛt potashɔm klorayd, fɔ ɛgzampul ‘Morton® Lite SaltTM’.
• Potato, tomato (especially tin dɛm lɛk tomato sos ɛn paste)
• Dray frut dɛn lɛk banana, ɔrɛnj, papaya, ɛn dɛt
• Di kayn watamɛlɔn (kantalɔp) .
• Spinach we dɛn dɔn bɔyl
• Bran siriɔs tin dɛn
• Sɔm spɔt drink dɛn

Impɔtant: Nɔ ɛva chenj yu mɛrɛsin ɔ it we yu de it wantɛm wantɛm if yu nɔ tɔk to yu dɔktɔ. Potassium na impɔtant tin fɔ di bɔdi, so i impɔtant fɔ mek i kɔntinyu fɔ gɛt in lɛvɛl. Dɔn bak, dɛn tin ya na jɔs jɔnaral gaydlayn dɛn. Fɔ ɛp yu fɔ manej yu it di we we go wok fɔ yu, i go fayn fɔ mek yu go to dɔktɔ ɔ pɔsin we dɔn rɛjista fɔ it.

Fɔd dɛn we gɛt Potassium (Tek tɛm wit dɛn tin ya!)

Naw lɛ wi si us it dɛn we gɛt bɔku potashɔm ɛn us it dɛn we nɔ gɛt bɔku potashɔm. Dis list go ɛp yu, bɔt mɛmba se, i bɛtɛ fɔ tɔk to yu dɔktɔ, nɔs, ɔ pɔsin we dɔn rɛjista fɔ it fɔ mek dis list fit yu. Dis na jɔs wan jenɛral gayd.

Jεnarali, dεn kin kכl it dεm lεk lכw, mכdarεt, εn hכy potashכm bay di potashכm we de insay dεm.

Bred ɛn sirial dɛn

• Dɛn tin ya nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ potashɔm: klin bagɛl, wayt bred, ɔtmil, klin pasta, ɛn wayt rays. Yu kin ad smɔl mɔ pan dɛn tin ya to yu it, bɔt na ɔnda di advays we dɔktɔ gi yu.
• Dɛn tin ya na mɔdaret sɔs fɔ potashɔm: ɔl wit ɛn pɔmpɛnik bred, rol, krak krak, kɔn tɔti, ɔt ɛn granola siriɔs. Yu fɔ mɛmba di sayz dɛn we yu de it we yu de it dɛn tin ya.
• Dɛn tin ya gɛt bɔku potashɔm! (Limit ɔ avɔyd): Bran bred, bran mafin, bran siriɔs. If dɛn dɔn tɛl yu fɔ ridyus yu potashɔm, i bɛtɛ fɔ avɔyd dɛn tin ya.

Frut ɛn vɛjitebul dɛn

• Dɛn tin ya nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ potashɔm: bluberi, greps, grepfruit, strawberry, grɛn bins, kɔliflawa, kɔkumba, ɛn lɛtis.
• Dɛn tin ya gɛt smɔl potashɔm: apul, chɛri, fresh aprikɔt, pia, painapul jus, pich, karɔt, pepa, ɛgplant, pɔmpin, radish, asparagus, ɛn kɔn.
• Dɛn tin ya gɛt bɔku potashɔm! (Limit ɔ avɔyd): Banana, ɔrɛnj, kiwi, nɛktarin, dray frut (e.g. dray aprikɔt), papaya, prun, avokado, kokonat, pɔt, brɔkoli, spinach, tomato, atishɔk, grɛn, winta skwash, yam, plantin, prun jus.

Di it dɛn we dɛn kin mek wit milk

• Dɛn tin ya nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ potashɔm: krim we nɔto dairy, tin we nɔ gɛt dairy toppings, ɛn saw krim.
• Dɛn tin ya gɛt smɔl potashɔm: milk, yogɔt, ɛn ayskrim.
• (No patikyula dairy fud we gɛt ay potashɔm nɔ de we dɛn rayt ya, bɔt jɔs lɛk ɔl ɔda tin dɛn lɛk milk ɛn yogɔt de na di mɔdaret kategori, so i impɔtant fɔ mɛmba di amount.)

Mit, fish, bɔd ɛn prɔtin

• Dɛn tin ya nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ potashɔm: bif, chukchuk, bɔd, ship in bɛlɛ, fish, ɛn eg.
• Dɛn tin ya gɛt smɔl smɔl potashɔm:Pinat bɔta, nɛt (almɔnd, pinat, kash), soya bɔrga.
• Dɛn tin ya gɛt bɔku potashɔm! (Limit ɔ avɔyd): pinto bins, dray bins ɛn pis, ɔda soya prodakt, imiteshɔn bekin bit, sadin.

Ɔda tin dɛn

• Dɛn tin ya nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ potashɔm: kɔfi (lɛk 8 ɔns), ti (lɛk 16 ɔns). (Dɛn fɔ it dɛn tin ya bak wit smɔl smɔl, akɔdin to yu dɔktɔ in advays.)
• (Nɔtin nɔ de we dɛn rayt ya we gɛt mɔdaret potashɔm fɔ dis kategori.)
• Dɛn tin ya gɛt bɔku potashɔm! (Limit ɔ avɔyd): Chɔklɛt, molas, sɔl we gɛt potashɔm.

Di impɔtant tin dɛn we yu nid fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

So, yu go dɔn ɔndastand naw se fɔ kia fɔ potashɔm rili impɔtant we yu de liv wit at prɔblɛm.

• Yu fɔ no di mɛrɛsin dɛn we yu de tek. Aks yu dɔktɔ fɔ no klia wan if di mɛrɛsin go afɛkt yu potashɔm lɛvɛl, ɛn if na so, aw (i go go dɔŋ ɔ go ɔp).
• Si yu dɔktɔ ɔltɛm fɔ chɛk yu potashɔm lɛvɛl ɛn ɔda impɔtant tin dɛn. Dɔn, if nid de, yu kin bigin fɔ trit yu kwik kwik wan.
• Tek tɛm we yu de pik tin fɔ it ɛn drink. If dɛn tɛl yu fɔ ridyus di potashum, fala dɛn instrɔkshɔn dɛn de kɔrɛkt wan. If dɛn tɛl yu fɔ mek i bɔku, du dat.
• If yu gɛt ɛni nyu sayn (e.g., we yu de fɔdɔm, we yu at de chenj, yu mɔsul dɛn de pen), i kin bi bikɔs di potashɔm lɛvɛl chenj. If dis apin , go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm ɛn nɔ de te .
• Dis atikul de gi jɔnaral advays nɔmɔ. I bɛtɛ ɔltɛm fɔ aks yu dɔktɔ ɔ pɔsin we sabi bɔt it we dɛn dɔn rɛjista fɔ gi yu patikyula advays , bikɔs ɔlman in prɔblɛm difrɛn.

If yu tek kia ɔf dɛn tin ya, i go ɛp yu fɔ liv wɛl ɛn kɔmfyut layf wit yu at sik! If yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn, nɔ fred fɔ aks yu dɔktɔ.

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