Magnesium deficiency treatment

#magnesiumdeficiency #symptoms #causes #diagnosis #treatment #pillshill Magnesium is a mineral found in the earth’s crust, and in your body. It’s needed for healthy bones, heart, muscles, and nerves. It helps your body control energy, blood sugar, blood pressure, and many other processes. You get magnesium naturally in many foods. Some of these are peanut butter, nuts, spinach, beans, whole grains, bananas, milk, and salmon. It’s added to some breakfast cereals, bottled water, and other foods that you can buy. Is Your Level Too Low? Some people don’t get enough magnesium. If you’re basically healthy, you probably wouldn’t have symptoms from low magnesium unless it went on for a long time. Your doctor may want to test your magnesium level. This is important because too much or too little can make both adults and children sick. You might have trouble absorbing magnesium from food if you drink too much alcohol, have kidney problems, take certain medicines, or have celiac disease or long-lasting digestive problems. If you are low on magnesium for a long time and it becomes magnesium deficiency, which is rare, you may have: Poor appetite Nausea (sick to your stomach) and vomiting Sleepiness Weakness Extreme cases can cause muscle spasms and tremors (shakes that you can’t control). Over time, low magnesium can weaken your bones, give you bad headaches, make you feel nervous, and even hurt your heart. It can also lead to low levels of other important minerals like calcium and potassium. High levels of magnesium are much less common than low levels. This happens to people who have damaged kidneys or take certain drugs. It is a serious problem that can cause your heart to stop.