Guide To Hypokalemia Symptoms

Constipation

When food is digested, it is digested in two major ways. Chemical digestion of food involves the nutrient absorption and the acid breakdown of the food throughout the digestive tract. Mechanical digestion is the physical actions of the smooth muscles throughout the digestive tract that propel and churn food. Both of these types of digestion must be performing correctly in order for food to be correctly digested and moved through the digestive system. The absence of adequate potassium will make the impulses from the brain to the digestive system muscles less effective. This causes the mechanical digestion process to slow down significantly. When food is moved through the small and large intestine too slowly, the lining of the large intestine will absorb too much water from it, resulting in constipation. In severe cases, the mechanical functions of the digestive system can become completely incapacitated which can cause a life-threatening bowel obstruction.