Jessie poo did u ever get your potassium sorted out? I can tell you here n now U were still low not too high!...
Mine is at the low end of normal too 3.6 that's after 5 weeks of between 5000mgs - 9000mgs daily depending on how much food I eat how many I get in and I take coco water to top up dosage as I'm...
That's dreadful do you know how she got so low on it? Low potassium is Defo no joke, you are right there iv been suffering 4 months on end with it n I mean suffering I should been on IV but my bloods...
Do you know how much you were on for the month what dose? And did it take the full month before the cramps went? What level are you now?...
Sweetpea I'm having awful probs with low potassium - I'm severely depleted. I had paralysis n near heart attack in the low 3s 3.2 I think they gave me 5 large potassium pills in er n bloods shot up...
Hi rufos I know too much k is bad but I'm so deficient it's not even an option I wish it was. Mine started in September of last year. I had paralysis n near heart attack n although levels were not...
Even though you still may be in "normal" range it still could be too low for you. I need to be at least 4 or 4.5 optimally. I had severe heart probs at levels of 3.4...
Spring jeans. Tight muscles are a symptom of low potassium....
Slee what are your low potassium symptoms did u get it back up?...
How yous all doing with the potassium Updates??...
Hi all desperate and wondering if this will ever actually end. Second bad bout of gastritis in a row...the first one had only just healed up when I took flagyl n it tore the stomach out of me like...
Ye it was h pylori but I actually caused really bad gastritis by taking too many garlic capsules it burned my stomach lining n thus releasing the infection all over my stomach it kept coming up my...
I know how u feel so miss having a drink I'm on my 2nd bad bout of gastritis ....the first one actually healed them an antibiotics tore it up again aaaarrrggghhhh 7th month now along with a potassium...
Sounds like h pylori or sibo or Candida If something is wrong something is wrong. Doctors like to put things down to anxiety when they can't find on a test when in truth a lot of stuff doesn't show...
Hi Livejoy:) How come u have gastritis so long? I had a really bad case which near killed me I lost so much weight n had that h pylori infection which was so nasty it was coming into my neck n mouth...
Hi guys I'm having a pretty bad problem with potassium right now it started with a gastrointestinal problem of chronic gastritis I also had a stomach infection and got very ill I couldn't eat and...
Slee 17, How r u getting on with all your symptoms?? I'm really interested to know, u never replied to last forum about your bloods showing low Ferritin n low potassium...I think these are really...
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Andre how did u get rid of the fibromyalgia? How did they diagnose you incorrectly?...
I am supplement ing with iron but not potassium as they are really hard on the stomach n intestines but I sooo need them but am scared to take as my intestines n stomach are inflamed...I'm just in...
Sounds like procedure made u worse....
Bacteria fungus n parasites can be very hard to detect doctors dont usually offer tests for this sorta stuff you've gotta badger them but independant clinics are all into it. Start researchimg on Net...
Liz that is terrible to hear your husband left you...I have been extremely ill for 7 months straight with stomach probs n the laughing part is it all could have been stopped in tracks had the...
I havnt been tested for either but i think your gp can test for cándida - you need to spit into a glass water for three days in a row. Id like to get it done. Sibo is harder to get tested for but...
Ye 4 weeks no antibiotics and no ppis for 2 weeks prior....
Cant take antibiotics for one month and no acid reducers for 2 weeks. Its annoying all right depends how sick you are n symptoms they should just treat it a good doctor would. There not easy...
Well i have náusea on n off too n i actually do get sick..the acid is literally choking me n Im taking ppi but not really working yet its hard to get on top of..I find when acid is down it Will work...
Also there are some private clinics you can go to that test for it n all sorts of things like cándida...I was meant to be in with one but they said i was too bad n then they ignored all my calls...
###typo### That was meant to say biopsy did not detect the bacteria...may be coz of the ppi i dunno but it was wrong false negetive so i wud Defo opt for a breath test as its more accurate....
Your doctor can refer u 4 a breath test directly or through a gi. Yes the Camera down took biopsy but did bit detect the bacteria i was really confused but just knew i had some sort of infection. I...
You are suffering from hypokalemia and low iron ...exactly the same as me...I recognise those symptoms a mile off...My problem is iv bad gastritis n ibs so cant take the potassium supplement s at...
Sounds like h pylori. Its nasty stomach infection n it near killed me. I activated mine by ingesting too much garlic n burning into lining where the little buggers live. I had mucus dryness etc mucus...
Also get retested for h pylori especially if you have flu like symptoms i had scope n it was a false negetive. I had a breath test done afterwards n it was positive. Sometimes doing one thing can...
Hi Brian gerd can definitely cause chest pain..Im having Sharp pains today too n went to throw up d acid bit didnt make it to sink so it stayed in tummy would rather have got it up. Iv been having...
Thanks i wish anxiety was just my problem that would be nothing compared to this gastric hell looking at people eat n drink what they want while i cant even have a glass wine let alone eat what i...
How u getting on with the potassium? I too am hypokalemic for 5 months now i cant get it back up and cant take the supplements as i have gastritis and ibs which caused the low potassium in the first...
Hi there, so sorry you are going through this - gastritis is no joke. It is like healing after surgury as your actual inner lining is inflamed and torn but you have to put food through there so its...
And yes its so depressing . Iv though about suicide alot because the physical suffering was so bad. My symptoms were Extreme n no wonder seen as id raging infection, low potassium n iron malnouished...
Totally feel your pain. Im on 2nd bout of bad gastritis. Lierally been in living hell. Got treated pretty bad by my own gp n er docs. I was on my back feeling like id swine flu had no energy...