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18day clinical trial: potassion cloride, 750mg to 1500mg x 3 daily and 2 days of 6000mg is that too much? effect on kidneys?
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Reassurance.: 6000mg kcl (about 80 meq) is not an excessive daily amount for an individual with normal kidney function. Just to put things into perspective, an average baked potato has nearly 1000mg of elemental potassium. Potassium doesn't really have a direct effect on the kidney function per se, but kidney dysfunction can have an effect on eliminating excess potassium from the body.
Answered 6/15/2014
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