What is Water Retention?
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hi, RhondaOriginally posted by Rhonda:subarugal, I'm not a doc so I can't make a diagnosis nor prescribe medicine.
For patients in our wards who have pitting edema, the doctors would commonly prescribe a diuretic drug, eg. Lasix (Furosemide). In bad cases, this drug is given via I/V, in other cases, the oral dose is given. Check to see if your mom has already been given this medicine. If not, speak to your doctor about the management of your mom's pitting edema.
Uricosuria... high levels of uric acid in the urine? Does she have gout or any other painful rheumatic conditions?
Foods to avoid, which causes high uric acid levels in the urine, would be :
- Beer, and all other alcoholic beverages.
- Anchovies (ie. 'gang hee'), sardines in oil, fish roes, herring.
- Yeast. (common in bread)
- Organ meat (liver, kidneys)
- Legumes (dried beans, peas)
- Meat extracts, consomme, gravies.
- Mushrooms, spinach, asparagus, cauliflower.
Hope this info helps your mom, subarugal!
Tks alot for your help.
yes she had seen the doctor. But her condition didn't get any better coz she wasn't sure what are the things to avoid. coz seems like she doesn't ask much too.. you know those auntie collect medicine and vrooommms...
anyway all the above info helps alot.. tks tks... -
Can I vote you for the "blurry mod" award? DUH!Originally posted by kops21:salt
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Sometimes i drink up to 4+litres a day and i don't feel water retention?
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Haiz... you don't get water retention by drinking too much water!Originally posted by seow:Sometimes i drink up to 4+litres a day and i don't feel water retention?
Under normal circumstances, if there's excess water in the body, it'll just be eliminated as urine. -
Orh.Originally posted by Rhonda:Haiz... you don't get water retention by drinking too much water!
Under normal circumstances, if there's excess water in the body, it'll just be eliminated as urine.
Anyway, the 4 litres were consumed while on the road so i guess the water would sort of evaporate? -
Swollen fingertips & puffy eyes.. issit water retention too?
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i heard that if u drink lot of water before u sleep
u get puffy lower eyelids... -
On your bike (if I may hazzard a guess)? 4 litres is a lot....1 camelbak not enough...how many hours on your bike?Originally posted by seow:Orh.
Anyway, the 4 litres were consumed while on the road so i guess the water would sort of evaporate? -
what i understand is that lack of water will lead to water retention. Is that true? if that's the case excessive drinking should not lead to water retention?
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i don't know about that ... but excessive drinking may lead to this condition called hyponatremia ... your blood becomes too diluted, cells become swollen, and you may die from it .... infact .... some marathoners have .....Originally posted by JLennon:what i understand is that lack of water will lead to water retention. Is that true? if that's the case excessive drinking should not lead to water retention?
maybe the SAF should review their stupid one size fits all water parade guidelines ... -
I'm using a 3 litre camelbak, and yup, on my bike, i think... for 7am to 4pm?Originally posted by Wanda:On your bike (if I may hazzard a guess)? 4 litres is a lot....1 camelbak not enough...how many hours on your bike?
Was from bukit batok to changi and back by west coast.
Had a little refill once.
But considering the other water i got from various different sources, i think i drank more than 4 litres that day. -
Lower eyebags issit? My whole eye area gets puffy & sometimes face too, look like kena hantum till 'swollen'.Originally posted by BufPuf:i heard that if u drink lot of water before u sleep
u get puffy lower eyelids... And i don't drink much water b4 zzZ coz lazy to get up & pee in the middle of my dreams. 
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When the body senses a drop in fluid levels, it will try to retain water by eliminating less fluids (less urine).Originally posted by JLennon:what i understand is that lack of water will lead to water retention. Is that true? if that's the case excessive drinking should not lead to water retention?
However, as water is needed constantly to replenish fluids lost via sweat and other metabolic and cellular processes, it's not enough to just try to keep whatever fluid there is, within the body, cause that will eventually be used up and depleted.
And nope, this isn't what's meant by 'water retention' in the pure sense of the term. At least, not in the way the term is most commonly used.