Hypochloremia occurs when your chloride level is low. ... Continue reading to learn the symptoms of hypochloremia as well as what causes it and how it’s diagnosed and treated.

Causes of Hypochloremia. Because you get chloride from salt, it’s rare to be nutritionally deficient in chloride. In healthy people, chloride is usually absorbed in your gut.

Hypochloremia happens when the volume of chloride ions decreases. Possible causes include: Low salt intake in the diet – table salt, or sodium chloride, is a primary source of dietary salt.