Managing Potassium Deficiency - Share your experience

[L'engle]

Has anyone has any success with transdermal potassium?

I’ve scoured the web and there’s really no evidence to support its use transdermally. Ive also contacted a few compounding pharmacies and have been told it may work but it would be hard to control the amount and rate of K+ as it gets absorbed. This could be dangerous if too much is absorbed too quickly because you bypass the liver with transdermal application.

The reason I ask is because I have gastritis and potassium in any form is irritating to the point where I simply cant work it in.

It seems to be the rate limiting factor for me as I push methylation. When I do take it for short periods, I feel a whole lot better other than flarring up my gastritis.

Would love to find a solution or other experiences / workarounds here. I just ordered pico potassium chloride and will be spraying it on my thighs along with magnesium.

I have done potassium foot soaks with powder when I didn't want to keep taking the capsules. I don't know how much translates to a capsule but if you try it try like 1 minute of soaking on a given amount of powder mixed in the water, and see if you can gauge how that is stacking up to a capsule or food source. It's a nuisance so I've only done that at times of high potassium loss. When you have gastritis though most things are preferable to enduring that.

I used to be able to get powdered potassium but only can get the food grade NoSalt stuff the last few years. It has a few extra things added in but is mostly potassium. I used a small scoop, much less than the amounts for absorbing magnesium with epsom salts. Maybe a table spoon or two. Potassium is trickier than magnesium and taking too much creates unpleasant symptoms similar to low potassium.

I did try magnesium in water on my legs but found it very itchy and not really effective. I think the potassium could be quite irritating if applied that way. I've always found foot soaks easier.

 

[Freddd]

As I titrated methylfolate I had a lot of stomach problems and that turned out to be the first symptom for me of too little potassium. I titrated to get the daily dose what works for me with food. and supplements as needed. Potatoes for instance have a lot of potassium.