Internal Balancing Act: Electrolytes and Water

May 3, 2009 | By admin | 11 Comments »

A friend of mine is in hospital today following the low level of electrolyte. I am somewhat familiar with this condition at my mother experienced it once. I knew it had something to do with an imbalance of salt itself, but I have heard of my favorite medical resources, www.MedicineNet.com, to have a clear definition. Melissa Conrad Stappler, MD explains that:

Electrolytes issues that come ions solution and get the opportunity to make electricity. The remaining electrolytes our bodies is important for the normal function of cells and organs.

My friend said that she drank too much water, and pushes him to the edge. How did that happen, I wonder? I thought that more water is good for you. Electrolytes The article states that the tests are designed to determine the appropriate level to measure the body of sodium, potassium, chloride and bicarbonate. As anyone ever taken high school chemistry knowledge, sodium (Na) and chloride combine to form common table salt. Excessive use of salt is excreted in urine. Sodium, the major positive ion found in the water outside the cells, helps regulate the total amount of water as well as transmission network beverage type to each other and outside the cell.

In addition, sodium, the main positive ion, play an important role in the critical processes in the body such as the brain, nervous system and muscles, because they require an electrical signal communications. If sodium levels become too high or too low, things start to get out of whack! Too little can even be fatal! Potassium is the primary positive ion found inside cells. Now we have a positive ion outside the cell (sodium) and a positive ion of the cell. Nope, still have no electricity!

Potassium is responsible for ensuring that the important normal cell function, regular heartbeats, and its contents. Ok, interesting, important, but where there is a negative ion? Oh, sal! Chloride (Cl) is the major negative ion of payment outside of the cell water and blood. Now I get it! Sodium (positive charge) and chloride (negative charge) to provide us with NaCl, the jolt we need to function normally. Chloride also should be credited to our body to maintain normal water levels.

So, back to questions about how much water is too much … Additional functions for research Wikipedia tells me that the normal balance of electrolytes is disturbed too much water, or water intoxication, hyperhydration or water poisoning! The result can be a brain malfunction. Not good! Here are situation. Drinking too much water in a short time, which may result in more water, the body which can be eliminated through normal bodily functions and too few electrolytes is a mix.

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