Comments | twins_plus_one: theas potassium keeps going up

twins_plus_one

theas potassium keeps going up

Jan 03, 2010 03:43

ok, this is getting sent to p101, p102, brestfeeding, and my own journal. this is written at 4 am, so yes there are spelling mistakes so suck it ( Read more... )

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ak_mommy81 January 3 2010, 11:51:17 UTC

I wouldn't know about your breastmilk being high in potassium but I guess anythings possible.Sorry I can't be of more help, but I will keep her and youself in my thoughts and hope things clear up soon.*hugs*

pink_or_blue January 3 2010, 23:00:05 UTC

Oh sweetie! I am sure it's not your breast milk! It is almost positively not something you are or are not doing.

darn for posting before I'm done... pink_or_blue January 3 2010, 23:03:24 UTC

We'll be thinking about you and your little one! I worked as a pediatric DTR and while I'm out of practice, it most certainly isn't due to your diet/breast milk unless there's something that I'm not thinking of.

*hugs*

ilea January 4 2010, 03:31:53 UTC

uhhhh... dehydration without diarrhea can make your potassium high and electrolytes have potassium in them. I would see another doctor.

eleganceroses January 4 2010, 03:49:34 UTC

Uh, electrolyte is another name for potassium...? They don't have potassium in them, they ARE potassium, etc.

ilea January 4 2010, 04:12:17 UTC

Electrolytes are potassium and sodium. But if her potassium is already high most doctors would give either a normal saline solution or just plain water depending on her sodium levels. It's very odd that this doctor is giving straight up whole electrolytes to someone who has high potassium already.

eleganceroses January 4 2010, 04:31:00 UTC

To be fair, electrolytes aren't just potassium and sodium. It's also magnesium, calcium, chloride, hydrogen phosphate, hydrogen carbonate... and that's just physiologically speaking ( ... )

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eleganceroses January 4 2010, 03:57:07 UTC

I posted on p101, PLEASE go back to that post. It contains relevant info!

Nausea is a sign of kidney failure, as well as high potassium. It's also a side effect of Celexa, which is in her bloodsteam at 1/10 your dose (but unlikely to be the cause). If she's constantly vomiting you need to keep her hydrated with something with electrolytes (sodium + potassium, the main cations that help you maintain your electrical=nervous system.).

Check her skin for continuing dehydration. If you press (say, press deeply to the skin of her leg then release) and it stays slightly sunken or takes longer than your skin to recover its shape, she's still dehydrated.

What kind of dehydration is it? There are three main types of dehydration; hypotonic (primarily a loss of electrolytes, sodium in particular), hypertonic (primarily a loss of water), and isotonic (equal loss of water and electrolytes).

slakeanii90 February 17 2013, 02:01:04 UTC