Cramping BADDDD

[Bonaparte]

^^^^x2. and

and OP, dont go for the broscience potassium and bananas approach, its BS

Definitely not. Potassium is vital to every cell in your body and balances out cellular water retention from sodium (look up the "sodium-potassium pump" for more).
You can always use more potassium (assuming you don't suffer from renal insufficiency), since the RDA is insanely high.

[dec11]

Definitely not. Potassium is vital to every cell in your body and balances out cellular water retention from sodium (look up the "sodium-potassium pump" for more).
You can always use more potassium (assuming you don't suffer from renal insufficiency), since the RDA is insanely high.

yes but taken in context, if one starts suffering cramps, do you seriously believe supplementing potassium will cure it?

it never worked for me and a blood test showed what my doctor described as dangerous levels of it which could have led to kidney probs and this was only after using supps for two weeks. so id be careful recommending that ppl could always do with extra amounts of it mate

[Bonaparte]

yes but taken in context, if one starts suffering cramps, do you seriously believe supplementing potassium will cure it?

it never worked for me and a blood test showed what my doctor described as dangerous levels of it which could have led to kidney probs and this was only after using supps for two weeks. so id be careful recommending that ppl could always do with extra amounts of it mate

It couldn't hurt, but I doubt it would be a solid fix with all the stuff he was taking.

And kidney problems lead to hyperkalemia, not the other way around.
Also, most potassium pills only contain 99mg. The RDA is 3.5 GRAMS. So K+ supps are worthless compared to certain foods. (but yeah, bananas only contain around 400mg).