Potassium Bicarbonate: Risks, Side Effects & Precautions

Potassium bicarbonate is a drug that helps potassium deficiency issues. Potassium is an important mineral that the body needs to regulate heart rhythm.

Use

• Potassium bicarbonate is used to treat temporarily low potassium levels due to diet inadequacy or diseases that cause low potassium levels.

Considerations

• Risks attributed to Potassium Bicarbonate use are heart rhythm abnormalities, stomach pain, vomiting, weakness, confusion, dark or abnormal stools, rash, anxiety and tingling in the hands or feet .

Function

• Potassium bicarbonate is an electrolyte that conducts potassium into the blood when levels are low.

Administration

• Take potassium bicarbonate with food or milk to lessen stomach aches and drink a glass of water with each dose.

Warning

• Potassium Bicarbonate does not require a prescription, but discuss use with your doctor if you suffer from kidney disease, Addison̵7;s disease, stomach ulcers, or colitis. Do not use Potassium Bicarbonate if you are pregnant or nursing . Possible drug interactions may occur if using Potassium Bicarbonate with Aldosterone blockers, ACE inhibitors or potassium-sparing diuretics.