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2 gru 2019 · Too much cream of tartar is harmful. Used as a common leavening agent, cream of tartar is sometimes promoted online as a powerful purgative that can do everything from detoxifying your system to helping you quit smoking. But beware: This powder comes with significant side effects.
28 sie 2012 · Cream of tartar (potassium bitartrate) has a long history as a cooking aid and medicinal purgative. Despite containing large amounts of potassium, there are no well-documented cases of it causing toxicity. We report two cases in which intentional ingestions of cream of tartar resulted in life-threatening hyperkalemia.
9 wrz 2021 · Side effects of cream of tartar Cream of tartar’s most important side effect is the risk of hyperkalemia — or excessive potassium levels in your blood — due to its high potassium...
28 sie 2014 · Use of multiple drugs is common in older adults. Management of hyperglycemia and its associated risk factors often increases the number of medications even more in the elderly with DM2. Side-effects may exacerbate comorbidities and impede the patient’s ability to manage his/her diabetes.
12 wrz 2022 · Elderly people are at risk for developing polypharmacy due to various reasons such as involvement of liver diseases, arterial disease, poor adherence as in psychiatric patients, also because of using herbal medications and over-the-counter drugs they can suffer from adverse drug interactions [5 - 8].
28 sie 2012 · Despite its myriad uses, there are no cases in the literature describing toxicity from ingesting cream of tartar. We report two cases in which ingestion of cream of tartar, as a purgative, resulted in life-threatening hyperkalemia.
4 sty 2024 · Side effects may exacerbate comorbidities and impede patients' ability to manage their diabetes. Therefore, the medication list should be kept current and reviewed at each visit [ 1,6 ]. Overtreatment and complicated regimens should be avoided.
