Contents:
- Medical Video: Hypomagnesemia: Treatment
- Hypermagnesemia is a condition of the body that has excess magnesium intake
- Symptoms of hypermagnesemia
- Treatment for excess magnesium
- How to prevent hypermagnesemia?
Medical Video: Hypomagnesemia: Treatment
Magnesium is one of the minerals that the body needs to function properly. But even if it's needed, you still can't consume it too much. The limit of daily intake of magnesium will usually depend on gender, age, and also the physical condition of each person. Hypermagnesemia is one of the conditions when the body has excess minerals, namely magnesium. So, what are the symptoms and treatment if someone has hypermagnesemia?
Hypermagnesemia is a condition of the body that has excess magnesium intake
Hypermagnesemia is a condition that usually occurs in people who experience kidney failure or end-stage liver failure. This happens because the kidneys and liver are no longer functioning normally to balance magnesium levels in the body. Damaged kidneys cannot remove excess magnesium. As a result, a person becomes more susceptible to a buildup of minerals in the blood.
Other causes of hypermagnesemia are usually due to excessive consumption of drugs containing magnesium, namely laxatives or antacids. Malnutrition and excessive drinking of alcohol can also be a risk factor for hypermagnesemia in people with chronic kidney disease.
Various other causes that can cause a person to experience hypermagnesemia are:
- Lithium therapy.
- Hypothyroidism.
- Women who consume magnesium to treat preeclampsia.
- Medicines containing high magnesium such as laxatives and antacids.
Symptoms of hypermagnesemia
In a healthy body, magnesium levels in the blood are in the range of 1.7 to 2.3 mg per deciliter (mg / dL). However, when the body is over magnesium levels are at 2.6 mg / dL or more. If so, then the body will begin to show various symptoms such as:
- Nausea
- Gag
- Nervous system disorders
- Abnormal low blood pressure (hypotension)
- Headache
- Diarrhea
- Weak muscles
- Irregular heartbeat
- Respiratory disorders
- Sluggish
In quite severe cases, excess magnesium can cause heart problems, shock, to coma.
Treatment for excess magnesium
Usually, the first step that needs to be done to treat hypermagnesemia is to find out and stop the extra source of magnesium. After that, the doctor will give you calcium intake through injections directly into the blood vessels to reduce various symptoms that arise such as respiratory problems, irregular heartbeat, hypotension, and certain nerve problems.
In addition, excess magnesium can also be overcome with diuretics, which are drugs that help stimulate and accelerate urinary output. With this drug, excess magnesium in the body will be helped to get out through urine.
In people with normal kidney function, a diagnosis made earlier can help the effectiveness of treatment. Usually, the method is to remove excess magnesium after the source of the cause has been identified and stopped.
However, in people whose kidneys have been damaged usually the delay in diagnosis will complicate treatment. The most effective way to stop symptoms quickly is by dialysis (dialysis) and administration of calcium by injection through a vein.
How to prevent hypermagnesemia?
Preventing this condition can be done by avoiding drugs that contain magnesium if your kidney has a problem. However, if it is really needed, consult your doctor first to ask if there are other alternative medicines that you can consume or ask for a drug with a lower dose. By avoiding it, you can prevent hypermagnesemia and complications that might occur.
