Best Naturals Potassium Iodide 130 mg per Serving - Dietary Supplement, 90 Tablets

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A newborn (a baby less than 1 month old) could develop hypothyroidism if they take more than the suggested amount of potassium iodide. Hypothyroidism is a condition where your thyroid hormone levels are too low. If doctors don’t treat this, it can cause brain damage. To keep your infant safe: Potassium iodide should not be given when radioiodine is being administered for the purpose of diagnostic imaging or treatment of the thyroid gland. When taken correctly, potassium iodide is unlikely to cause side effects. The benefits of thyroid protection during nuclear exposure outweigh the potential risks. People over age 40 have a low risk of developing radiation-induced thyroid cancer, so they may need a smaller dose than younger people or may not need to take potassium iodide at all.

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You should take a different amount of potassium iodide based on your age and weight. There’s a liquid form, a 65-milligram pill, and a 130-milligram pill. For kids and babies that can’t take pills, you can crush or cut pills to create smaller doses. Or you can give them a liquid form of potassium iodide. A single high dose has been found to be teratogenic in rats. In another study in rats, the administration of high daily iodine doses led to incomplete parturition, failure of lactation and reduced mothering activities. The administration of a iodine-containing substances to pigs had no teratogenic effects. Potassium iodide is used during nuclear emergencies. You should take it only when public health officials specifically say to do so.Infants and young children. Newborns and children are most at risk for a thyroid injury from radioactive iodine. Those with low amount of iodine in their thyroid are also likely to have thyroid damage. Using crystal powder for potassium iodide dosage takes some know-how to be safe and effective, but can add some versatility to your survival kit. You can create iodine solutions, like SSKI (Ludol’s, etc.) or combine it with hydrogen peroxide and dish soap to make ‘elephant’s toothpaste’- a fun way to keep kid’s entertained.

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If you live close to a nuclear facility, iodine tablets are very important to have on hand. Many of those facilities distribute iodine tablets to nearby residents and those that live downwind according to nuclear fallout projections assuming prevailing winds. They are less important for everyone else, especially if you live in a rural area- but with such a low cost and very little to be used as a substitute- we still recommend pretty much everyone getting at least one dose in your survival kit. In children of 3 to 12 years 50% of the adult dose should be given and in children of 1 month to 3 years the dose should be 25% of the adult dose.

Iodine induced hyperthyroidism may be precipitated in patients with asymptomatic nodular goitre or latent Graves` disease, who are not under medical care. Young adults. This group is less sensitive to the potential damage from radioactive iodine. But it’s still important for them to take the medication. There are limitsto who should use KI and how much it can help. It only protects the thyroid from radioactive iodine (I-131) and does not protect other parts of the body from other types of radiation. Potassium Iodide is specifically prescribed in emergency doses that ‘fill up’ your thyroid. You don’t just start popping the tablets out of the blue because they can cause harm if used too often. We cover a lot of the bases, with scientists, certified emergency managers, and just well-researched preppers on our team- but we aren’t doctors, so everything in this article is our opinion and not medical advice.

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Do not take KI unless instructed by public health or emergency response officials or a healthcare provider. It’s important to note that potassium iodide protects only your thyroid. It does not protect the rest of your body because it’s not a general radioprotective agent, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As such, it doesn’t prevent radioactive iodine from entering your body — it only stops your thyroid from absorbing the iodine. Acute ingestion of iodine can result in corrosive injury of the gastrointestinal tract and renal damage. Cardiopulmonary collapse due to circulatory failure should be treated by maintenance of airway and stabilisation of the circulation. Oedema of the glottis resulting in asphyxia or aspiration pneumonia can occur.

Source: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/bioterrorism-and-drug-preparedness/frequently-asked-questions-potassium-iodide-ki Potassium iodide is a medication and, when used properly, it can help protect the thyroid gland from radiation exposure caused by a nuclear emergency. When you take potassium iodide, your thyroid becomes saturated with nonradioactive iodine. This causes your thyroid to “fill up.”