The dangers of a low anion gap

Everyone knows that the anions in the human body include chloride ions, bicarbonate ions and proteins. Where there are anions, there are cations, and anions and cations participate in activities such as penetration inside the human body. Ensure that the internal functions of the human body can function normally. Various activities in life will cause the body to lose anions, so it is necessary to absorb anions appropriately to help promote metabolism and purify the blood. Let’s take a look at the dangers of a low anion gap.

Low anions can lead to malnutrition edema, also known as hypoproteinemia, which is a special manifestation of nutritional deficiency. Due to long-term negative nitrogen balance, plasma protein decreases, colloid osmotic pressure decreases, and systemic edema occurs as its characteristic. Characteristics are that there are often symptoms such as emaciation and weight loss before the onset of edema. The reduction of subcutaneous fat causes tissue relaxation and lower tissue pressure, which aggravates the accumulation of edema fluid. Edema often starts from the feet and gradually spreads throughout the body. In terms of treatment, the cause is treated and nutrition is adjusted at the same time.

Protein malnutrition, also known as kwashiorkor disease, is a malnutrition syndrome characterized by abnormal skin and hair due to severe protein deficiency. It is a type of disease spectrum related to protein-energy malnutrition. This disease is common in infants and preschool children aged 6 months to 5 years, and is often accompanied by a series of diseases such as growth retardation, intellectual development disorder, and hypoproteinemia. Children with fair skin have specific skin lesions, with erythema appearing at the sites of friction and pressure, which subside when pressed and later become small reddish brown or purple spots with shiny surface and waxy touch, clear borders, higher than the surrounding skin, and do not fade when pressed. Afterwards, the skin may become dry, with cracks on brown or black spots, and chapped skin and skin ulcers may occur. After healing, pigmentation may remain on the forehead, buttocks, sacrum and dorsum of the feet.