{"id":1694,"date":"2019-01-16T06:14:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T06:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/?p=1694"},"modified":"2023-05-08T11:54:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T11:54:15","slug":"symptoms-of-low-magnesium-in-the-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/geriatrics\/symptoms-of-low-magnesium-in-the-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Symptoms of low magnesium in the body"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"caps\"><strong>Magnesium is an important nutrient for the elderly because:-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It provides energy<\/li>\n<li>It helps maintain bone density<\/li>\n<li>It keeps teeth strong<\/li>\n<li>It helps in muscle and nerve function<\/li>\n<li>It regulates blood pressure<\/li>\n<li>It improves sleep quality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Certain illnesses or conditions can bring about magnesium deficiency, like:-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gastrointestinal disorders (Crohn\u2019s disease, celiac disease)<\/li>\n<li>A low magnesium diet<\/li>\n<li>Genetic disorders<\/li>\n<li>Thyroid problems<\/li>\n<li>Diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Certain medications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are of an advanced age, you should check your magnesium levels if you have these symptoms:-<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early symptoms of magnesium deficiency:-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Apathy<\/li>\n<li>Loss of appetite<\/li>\n<li>Nausea<\/li>\n<li>Vomiting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1697 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/pexels-photo-1134204-e1550125171302.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"344\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>If deficiency progresses, you may experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Repeated bone fractures<\/li>\n<li>Hypocalcemia or low calcium<\/li>\n<li>Hypokalemia or low potassium<\/li>\n<li>Numbness in fingers and toes<\/li>\n<li>Muscular cramps<\/li>\n<li>Seizures<\/li>\n<li>Personality changes<\/li>\n<li>Abnormal heartbeat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1695 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/pexels-photo-1539678-e1550124971449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Prolonged magnesium deficiency can manifest in:-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heart disease<\/li>\n<li>High blood pressure<\/li>\n<li>Type 2 diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Osteoporosis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Geriatrics should have adequate magnesium. Magnesium rich foods include:-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greens like spinach, amaranthus, kale<\/li>\n<li>Fruits like banana, avocado<\/li>\n<li>Nuts and seeds<\/li>\n<li>Channa, rajma<\/li>\n<li>Vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, peas<\/li>\n<li>Fish<\/li>\n<li>Brown rice<\/li>\n<li>Oats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1696 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/pexels-photo-1300972-e1550125030618.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Up your magnesium and keep those bones strong and your body healthy!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kauvery Hospital is globally known for its multidisciplinary services at all its Centers of Excellence, and for its comprehensive, Avant-Grade technology, especially in diagnostics and remedial care in heart diseases, transplantation, vascular and neurosciences medicine. Located in the heart of Trichy (Tennur, Royal Road and Alexandria Road (Cantonment), Chennai, Hosur, Salem, Tirunelveli and Bengaluru, the hospital also renders adult and pediatric trauma care.<\/p>\n<p>Chennai \u2013 044 4000 6000 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Cantonment \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Heartcity \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Tennur \u2013 0431 4022555 \u2022 Maa Kauvery Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Kauvery Cancer Institute, Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Hosur \u2013 04344 272727 \u2022 Salem \u2013 0427 2677777 \u2022 Tirunelveli &#8211; 0462 4006000 \u2022 Bengaluru &#8211; 080 6801 6801<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magnesium is an important nutrient for the elderly because:- It provides energy It helps maintain bone density It keeps teeth strong It helps in muscle and nerve function It regulates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geriatrics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1694"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9326,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1694\/revisions\/9326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}