How long after you ingest a certain food does it take to affect blood test resul!


Question: How long after you ingest a certain food does it take to affect blood test results (read details please)?
OK so last time i went to the doc they told me that I need to bring up my potassium levels so they told me to do that and to get another test in a few months. Tomorrow I have an appt to get my blood work but I havent been eating potassium stuff, but if tonight i eat like 10 bananas is that gonna make a difference or does it take lots of time for the food to show on blood test results?

Answers:

Amy,

Probably not much! One thing to note is Potassium is very dangerous and you shouldn't attempt to increase your potassium levels without medical guidance. Increased potassium and decreased potassium levels in your blood can cause dangerous heart arrythmias or irregular heart beats. I am surprised they didn't start you on a potassium supplement if they are wanting your potassium levels to go up. I am afraid I don't know enough about your medical history to answer your question more in depth but under no circumstances should you play around with potassium. To prove my point its one of the main ingridients in immates that are put to death by lethal injection.
If I were you I would just go in tomorrow get your lab work done and leave it at that. If its still abnormal just let the physician know the situation and he or she will decide from there what to do next. I mean after all they know your situation and your health status and from that they will most likely make a safe intervention.



Potassium goes into your blood pretty fast. Just have one banana, though. You can get potassium salt (it's a salt substitute) in your drug store or supermarket. Don't overdo it. Too much is worse than too little.

The point of the blood test is to see how you are doing, so do you really want to fool it?

General info on maintaining your potassium level:
http://www.ehow.com/how_13180_treat-low-…




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