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Water Retention
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has this affected anyone.
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Water retention (oedema) is usually a symptom of something else, rather than a condition in its own right. So it's the underlying condition (such as a heart or kidney problem) that might influences the 'consequence
21:33 Fri 11th Oct 2013
Water retention (oedema) is usually a symptom of something else, rather than a condition in its own right. So it's the underlying condition (such as a heart or kidney problem) that might influences the 'consequences' that you refer to.
However there are occasions when doctors can't find any underlying cause. ('Idiopathic oedema'). It's more likely to then be an inconvenience than a serious problem.
This is a useful link for basic information:
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but this might be better for practical advice:
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However there are occasions when doctors can't find any underlying cause. ('Idiopathic oedema'). It's more likely to then be an inconvenience than a serious problem.
This is a useful link for basic information:
http://
but this might be better for practical advice:
http://
Has your doctor identified an underlying cause? People with different underlying causes might have vastly different experiences of coping with oedema.
For example, my father told me that he'd found his ankles were swelling a lot and I told him to see his GP, as I thought it was likely that he head a heart problem. The doctor took the same view and sent him for immediate hospital tests, where the consultant told him that he'd live for less than a fortnight if he didn't immediately change his lifestyle (such as cutting out alcohol) and start taking appropriate medication.
He was put on warfarin (to thin his blood) and diuretics (to help reduce the oedema). He found that the diuretics worked well for him, with the only side effect being many more trips to the loo. (He lived for another 5 years until he could no longer resist the urge to consume alcohol).
However, as my first link points out, diuretics aren't appropriate in all cases, so not everyone with oedema will share his experience of finding that they 'did the trick' for them.
For example, my father told me that he'd found his ankles were swelling a lot and I told him to see his GP, as I thought it was likely that he head a heart problem. The doctor took the same view and sent him for immediate hospital tests, where the consultant told him that he'd live for less than a fortnight if he didn't immediately change his lifestyle (such as cutting out alcohol) and start taking appropriate medication.
He was put on warfarin (to thin his blood) and diuretics (to help reduce the oedema). He found that the diuretics worked well for him, with the only side effect being many more trips to the loo. (He lived for another 5 years until he could no longer resist the urge to consume alcohol).
However, as my first link points out, diuretics aren't appropriate in all cases, so not everyone with oedema will share his experience of finding that they 'did the trick' for them.
I had liver problems twelve years ago, and had odema all over. I was in hospital for 2 weeks and I was put on very strong diuretics, which I took for 6 - 8 months. Through this treatment I lost three and a half stone of fluid. Hopefully this will not happen to you, but fluid retention is connected with the kidneys, heart and liver, also it seems that as you get older, you seem to put on fluid more easily - I can see by my legs and ankles in the evening if I have not taken enough exercise, and also the recent hot weather has not helped this condition, so I'm back on Furesomide again for now.
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