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Mangopassionfruitpineapple · 11/03/2021 17:35

Hello Smile

I posted this in the health section as well but I thought I’d post here too for traffic since last time I posted here everyone was really helpful and I got some brilliant advice (thanks so much everyone who helped/commented!)

I had some bloods taken due to some ongoing health complaints (skin and IBS), and the results came back very quickly that my potassium levels are lower than they should be. I was surprised at this as I eat a lot of potassium rich foods on a daily basis, but I guess it’s probably a side effect of the IBS flare up. I’ve been given a prescription for it, for a month I think, however I completely forgot to ask what to do after this.
Does anyone know, for low potassium levels would you usually just take the prescription and that will be it, or will it be a long term thing? Is it likely I’ll need to get another blood test to recheck it? I should have asked on the phone but I stupidly forgot!

Glad it’s nothing serious but I just thought I’d post to see if anyone else has had this/anything similar.

Thanks in advance!

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TheCanyon · 11/03/2021 20:58

What was your level? It's pretty fast acting so you'll probably be fine after the 28 days if you're flare is controlled, if not I'd book in to be retested. Utterly nasty tasting stuff, good luck for the 28 days Grin

Mangopassionfruitpineapple · 11/03/2021 22:45

@TheCanyon

What was your level? It's pretty fast acting so you'll probably be fine after the 28 days if you're flare is controlled, if not I'd book in to be retested. Utterly nasty tasting stuff, good luck for the 28 days Grin
Great, thanks for the information! I think it was low 3s so not bad at all and I’m sure it will be gone after 28 days Smile just so surprised because I eat bananas like there’s no tomorrow!

Haha totally dreading the taste! I was hoping it would be like those childhood jelly vitamin sweets that tasted like haribos Grin

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