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[|Human|] how long does a potassium would take an effect to the body? just like eating a banana...do i have to wait for how many weeks before i can say that it really has an effect on somehow lowering the blood pressure?-45 y/o 160 lbs.54primary hypertensive
[|AI|]  Hello! Welcome on Chat Doctor! Regarding your concern, I would explain that our potassium levels change during the day, depending on what we eat. Eating a banana can raise your potassium levels within hours (the time needed from your gut to absorb it). From the other hand, our potassium levels should remain without some limits (not too low, not too high), in order to keep our body balances. I recommend making other modifications to your diet in order to have a better control of your blood pressure: - reduce salt and caffeine intake-perform a lot of physical activity-try to lose some pounds. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Kind regards,