{"id":50523,"date":"2025-04-25T21:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/mayo-health-library\/low-blood-sodium-in-older-adults-a-concern\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:44:13","slug":"low-blood-sodium-in-older-adults-a-concern","status":"publish","type":"mayo","link":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/es\/mayo-health-library\/low-blood-sodium-in-older-adults-a-concern\/","title":{"rendered":"Low blood sodium in older adults: A concern?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n<p>Low blood sodium, known as hyponatremia, occurs when you have an irregularly low amount of sodium in your blood or when you have too much water in your blood.&nbsp;Low blood sodium is common in older adults, especially those who are hospitalized or have long-term health problems such as heart disease, kidney disease or cancer, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms of hyponatremia can include nausea and vomiting, loss of energy and confusion. Serious hyponatremia can cause seizures, coma and even death.<\/p>\n<p>Hyponatremia is more common in older adults because they&#8217;re more likely to take medicines or have medical problems that put them at risk of the disorder. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drugs that cause the body to make more urine, called diuretics.<\/li>\n<li>Some types of antidepressants.<\/li>\n<li>Carbamazepine, an anti-seizure medication.<\/li>\n<li>Underactive thyroid or adrenal glands.<\/li>\n<li>Decreased function of the kidneys, liver or heart.<\/li>\n<li>Certain cancers, including lung cancer.<\/li>\n<li>Certain illnesses, such as pneumonia or urinary tract infections, that can cause dehydration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hyponatremia treatments may include changing a medicine that affects sodium level, treating an underlying disease, changing the amount of water you drink or changing the amount of salt in your diet.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For older adults, low blood sodium, known as hyponatremia, can cause death if left untreated.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[1685,1682,1684],"class_list":["post-50523","mayo","type-mayo","status-publish","hentry","tag-condition","tag-person-group-concept","tag-theme-of-focus","content_type-answers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Low blood sodium in older adults: A concern? 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