Therapy for tetany depends on the cause.
General measures
- Calm patients
- Position upper body upright
- Suction. Perform bag rebreathing; this should cause exhaled carbon dioxide to be re-inhaled: Co2 ↑ (this, in addition to measures of sedation, is sufficient in hyperventilation tetany with normal serum calcium).
- Observance of the general hygiene measures!
- Review of permanent medication due topossible effect on the existing disease.
- Avoidance of environmental stress:
- Citrate* *
- Fluorides* *
- Oxalates* *
* * By chemical bonding of blood calcium.
Regular checkups
- Regular medical checkups
Nutritional medicine
- Nutritional counseling based on nutritional analysis
- Nutritional recommendations according to a mixed diet taking into account the disease at hand. This means, among other things:
- A total of 5 servings of fresh vegetables and fruit daily (≥ 400 g; 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruit).
- Once or twice a week fresh sea fish, i.e. fatty marine fish (omega-3 fatty acids) such as salmon, herring, mackerel.
- High-fiber diet (whole grains, vegetables).
- Observance of the following special dietary recommendations:
- Diet rich in:
- Vitamins (vitamin D)
- Minerals (calcium, magnesium)
- Diet rich in:
- Other specific dietary recommendations depending on the cause of tetany.
- Selection of appropriate foods based on the nutritional analysis.
- See also under “Therapy with micronutrients (vital substances)” – if necessary, taking a suitable dietary supplement.
- Detailed information on nutritional medicine you will receive from us.
