Not exact matches
In the short term, you can experience nausea, diarrhea, and stomach cramps, and
if you ingest way too much or take it for too long (which is easy to do when you're doing a teatox), you can even experience an
electrolyte imbalance in the blood and damage your bowel function.
Usually the body can adjust to these changes in your
electrolyte levels, but
if you're smashing litres of water in a plea to stave off feelings of hunger or dehydration, you might be contributing to this
imbalance of
electrolytes by overhydrating.
If you've ever pedaled through a long bike ride or powered through a half - marathon battling symptoms like headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, or muscle spasms, then you already know all about
electrolyte imbalances.
An
imbalance can also occur when you get sick —
if you have diarrhea you are excreting both water and
electrolytes.
Extreme limited calorie detox diets can be harmful
if they cause you to lose muscle mass, lower your blood sugar too much or create an
electrolyte imbalance.
I have thought perhaps using a mineral - rich salt such as Real Salt (brand name) or Celtic Salt would prevent the
electrolyte imbalance as I had no problems w /
electrolytes while going into ketosis, but I do take magnesium nightly in my supplement for insomnia so I wasn't sure
if that skewed my experience.
If you use a true real salt, not even sea salt, let alone Morton's iodized salt — will that be sufficient for potassium and magnesium intake to combat
electrolyte imbalance too?
I would try it
if you have any symptoms of
electrolyte imbalance, such as muscle cramps, headaches, or fatigue.
The muscle spasms can be caused from many things - some are actually treatable like
electrolyte imbalances, low blood sugar, etc, so have your veterinarian run some bloodwork and examine him / her to determine
if they might be neurologic and / or
if they are treatable.
If required, biochemical tests and urine analysis will reveal any elevated liver enzymes, lymphopenia (low lymphocyte levels) or
electrolyte imbalances.
Pets with ventricular fibrillation or digitalis overdose Cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Use with caution in Collie - breed dogs as they may be more sensitive to Central Nervous System effects Use with caution in obese pets and those with kidney or thyroid disease, severe lung disease or those with an
electrolyte imbalance Safety has not been determined in breeding, pregnant or nursing animals
If your pet has had an allergic reaction to digoxin or like products Directions:
If your pet has an
electrolyte imbalance due to a treatment, the vet will temporarily suspend the treatment until proper balances are restored.
Blood work will likely be done to see
if your pet has complications such as clotting problems, low glucose, and kidney or liver dysfunction or
electrolyte imbalances.
If your dog just has elokomin fluke fever that does not progress to salmon poisoning disease, the symptoms may not be as severe but will eventually cause dehydration and an
electrolyte imbalance, which is what causes death in the majority of cases.
Even
if toxins are not released by bacteria, the dehydration and
electrolyte imbalance that occurs can lead to shock and eventual death.