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Common Signs of Potassium Deficiency(Hypokalemia)

Convulsions or Cramps and Muscle Pain

Potassium plays an essential role in the contraction of smooth muscle, so reduction in the level of potassium cause muscle spasms and associated pain can occur. Muscle cramps [3] (or cramps) are uncontrollable muscle contractions that often cause unpleasant and even painful sensations. And the root cause is often a lack of potassium. The fact is that this mineral is involved in the most complex chemical exchanges that take place in our bodies. These chemical reactions provide signal transmission from the brain to the muscles, and vice versa. When this connection weakens, seizures often occur.

Severe muscle pain [4] is already a more serious symptom when the deviation from the norm of potassium intake is already significant enough. Since potassium plays an important role in the regulation of blood circulation processes, then with a lack of it, blood (and with it oxygen) simply ceases to flow to the muscles in sufficient quantities. This can cause severe pain and muscle stiffness.