• FumpyAer [any, comrade/them]
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    10 months ago

    This happened to someone I know. It was Potassium and he was about to die from a deficiency caused by a genetic problem (he needed extra).

    • Cromalin [she/her]
      hexagon
      M
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      10 months ago

      oh shit, it sounds like he's ok but that's terrifying

      • FumpyAer [any, comrade/them]
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        10 months ago

        It was... the first symptoms were confusion and bad short term memory, then his eyes turned yellow.

    • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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      10 months ago

      Got a severe vitamin D (the actual vitamin, not euphemism) deficiency back in college. Nearly ended up in the hospital. Not pleasant in the slightest. Vitamin D is used to transport calcium into cells. Calcium is used in muscle tissue, among other things. So, with muscles being unable to contract, unfortunate things happen, like the GI tract stopping. 0/10 - Do not recommend.