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I have severe Asthma requring 30 plus intibations over the course of 15 yrs, I ve been off steroids for 16 weeks now but I still am very swollen, even after being on a diuretic for 60 days. My oxygen stays around 70 % when I sleep and Dr. thinks this has a lot to due with why I m retaining so much fluids. What do you think. Tiffany, it is a sad fact that most doctors don t really have the answers to these questions. Your doctor may just be guessing. What really needs to be done in your case is to get to the causes of your asthma. If you are in the U.S. you should be able to find a naturopathic doctor nearby. They are very good with this kind of problem. Since my hysterectomy about six years ago, I have put on over 25kgs. Weight had never been an issue for me prior to this. I am now 45. No matter how little/well I eat and how much I exercise I cannot drop the weight. I always feel bloated and puffy, by night time it is even worse. I am often constipated. I believe I started menopause 4 years ago. Hot flashes was it until about 4 months ago. Monthly cycle had 2 times in month (1st ever) and now a week late. Gaines 20 pounds over 3 years, 140lbs and started have back issues. Past 2 months gained 10 more pounds and bloated. I will be 49 in April never had a weight issue been 120-130lbs. I haven t changed anything except MORE exercise. I have an 11 year old son, I walk everyday and 10 days out of the month I walk 4 miles a day (at the beach). I never sit down. Friends are saying looks like I holding water. Can this be due to the wonderful world of menopause? within a 2 week period my husband gained 60 lbs. his legs, feet private parts are swollen, painful messes. he has a dry cough, exhausted all the time has been tested hospitalized. he was dehydrated, his kidneys were shutting down, but have recovered. he now is having his bladder tested to see if it is working properly. we may be facing prostate surgery. all this with a 2 week period. a man who played golf 3 times a week swam 50 laps a week is now too week to walk without a walker. Hi I have been putting on weight for some time, when I first noticed I woke up and my armpits puffed out over night and have never gone back down. my legs and feet blow up and my tummy is larger then I was when I was pregnant. I have always eaten well but felt I needed to do more, I cut out sugar went to skimmed milk and eaten tones of salad this year with no dressings and yet the weight is still piling on . I am at my wits end now . is this water retention and that kind is it as its all over my body and my skin is dehydrated too please help. Joanne this certainly sounds like it might be water retention, but you should also consult your doctor in case there is a hormonal condition or other explanation. Water weight does not respond to a normal low-calorie diet, but neither does weight gain caused by hormonal conditions like an underactive thyroid, so you should get this checked. I seem to be having real issues with weight and water, over the past year I have gained about 16lb, I try eating very healthily and slowly I loose a couple of pounds (it took me 3 weeks to loose 5) but one weekend of relaxing but not going over 2000 calories and the 5lb us back??? How can I put 5lb of weight on in 1 weekend. This makes me think that all I loose and gain on the scales is fluid! I have noticed I often weigh heavier in the morning rather that the usual lighter plus I have an under active thyroid which I am on treatment for and all blood results are showing as normal. Alex, it is not possible to pt on 5 lbs of fat in two days, so this does sound like water retention. To overcome this condition you need to find out as much as you can about it and this website will help you. I exercise intensely for an hour or more a day. A few weeks ago, a blood test showed low kidney function. The doctor and I realised it was the increased amount of water I had been drinking. Now the past few days I have gained about four kilograms, and when I press my fingers into my legs, it dimples and the dimples stay there for over ten seconds. I know its fluid retention. Should I go back to the doctor and have my kidney function checked again, or is there another answer? My diet is healthy and I don t eat any sugars other thank in fresh fruit. Sarah, water does not cause low kidney function, though if your kidneys are already under-functioning, drinking increased fluid can start to cause swelling. Eating healthy is always good, but you may need to carry out the self-tests in the Waterfall Diet book to help you pinpoint any foods which you think are healthy but which may be causing you to retain water. These foods vary from person to person. hello linda. I have water retention on both hands for more than two months now. I have seen my primary care physician and he thought I have peripheral neuropathy. so he refer me to a physical medicine dr. physical medicine dr. tested my nerves and he said they are fine. I have a carpal tunnel syndrome but does not need immediate surgery . my main problem right now is that my hands hurts so bad and part of my fingers will turn white and afterwards turn purple. what do you think is my problem.thank you nida . Nida, have you looked at what you eat? Have you read the nutrition advice on this site? Carpal tunnel syndrome happen when the nerves are irritated from repetitive movements like typing but nutritional deficiencies can make it much worse. If you eat a lot of sweet or deep-fried food, sweet drinks or alcohol, you can get vitamin and mineral deficiencies that affect your nervous system and cause water retention. In a matter of a month i went from 12st to just over 20 stone i look very puffy and fluid started on the end of my legs that caused ulcers.now alot of fluid is leaking through my inner thighs and both bum cheeks an groin and under my breasts my skins raw from this my clothes do be soaked whats this please.vicky Recently i fractured 3 discs and have lower back spasms,and i have fibromyalgia for a long time i cannot move about sitting,standing too long is very painful. Now my legs from my thighs down to my ankles are swollen and painful. what could it be? Ann, immobility does tend to cause water retention, as the lymphatic system cannot drain fluid away when you are lying or sitting still. It is the same problem that people get when they have to sit still for hours on long-distance flights. Try to at least wiggle your ankles and toes if you can. Fibromyalgia can sometimes be treated by diet, and many people have found my waterfall diet book helpful for this. You will find details of how to get it on this website. I have had a pinch nerve in my hip and have not been able to sleep in my bed. Now my feet are swelling. I try putting them up but that pulls the nerve. Then I got cellulitis. I so dicourage. Melody, this sounds like a problem for a chiropractor. I recommend that you look for one as soon as possible. I have been in recovery from anorexia for 11 months now. Although fluid retention was always an issue, recently it has become simply ridiculous. I cannot get rid of it day or night. Whatever I drink stays with me. I am weight-restored however my weight has gone up in a large leap and most of this is believed by my nutritionist to be water retention. My diet is 2000 calories of good food, i.e. fruits vegetables oats milk lean protein etc. I have very very few preservatives and little salt. I do 1 hour of walking at 4mph a day and a dance class 4 times a week. I am just 18 so this should be enough to produce good muscle tone however all I have is a massive ball in my stomach, puffy ankles and eyes and at the top of my thighs, also saggy knees. Is it also possible for water retention to have a very soft appearance on top of a hard ball? Amy, first of all, well done for getting weight-restored. That is a fantastic achievement. It looks like your digestion and metabolism have been affected by your past poor nutrition. I am not allowed to attempt any diagnosis as I have never met you, but you may find some clues in my waterfall diet book. It is not a calorie-controlled diet, it is just a test to identify causes of water retention. In particular I find that recovering anorexics seem to need cod liver oil, and you may benefit from taking bromelain supplements with your meals to help restore your ability to digest protein. I am 18 years old, Over the past 3 years I went from 90 kg to 57kg, it wasn t all healthy if I must admit (struggled with some bulimia along with extreme exercising) and since about 19 months ago My period stopped completely, I thought it was because of my weight loss but then, A few months ago my weight went up really fast from 57 kg to fluctuating from 65 and above DAILY FLUCTUATIONS ! , i exercise and I try not to eat more than 1300 calories per day, I jumped from Doctor to doctor I did almost all hormonal tests and they all turned out pretty fine except for progesterone I guess, until one doctor told me that I might have a cyst and she gave me a hormonal injection that yet haven t done anything. Could this be water retention or is it fat and I ll have to start my weight loss journey all over again? If one thing I must admit to be doing wrong is that I am addicted to sugar-free gum and WAS severely addicted to diet soda (but I am recovering now). Mariam, water retention is very common in anorexia and bulimia, due to severe protein deficiency. You are right to be wary of the health effects of large amounts of artificial sweeteners so it is good that you are cutting down on these. I m not sure why but I am gaining weight. I do feel like there s a lot of water rentention. I ve always had a nice shape but lately I feel extremely bloated, hungry all the time, I know I need to drink more water, and I m getting cellulite too. I ve read that cellulite can occur when you have to much water in your system too. Do you know what I can do about this? I just want to look and feel like me again? Yes, it is true that cellulite can be a form of water retention, where water gets trapped with fatty tissue. Bloating can be a sign that your digestive system is inflamed. There are numerous possible causes. hi over the last few or more months I have been retaining a lot of water it is just a constant thing now..every morning I wake up with my eyes so swollen that my eyes hurt all day long..i drink a lot f water to try and make it come out but most of the time it doesn t even matter I still wake up swollen! why is this??? Nic, I can t answer this without doing a thorough health and diet assessment of you. If it was a simple matter, your doctor would be able to help you, but usually it is not. The best thing is for you to study this website, especially the healthy eating information. Alternatively you could consult a naturopath. I am feeling very bloated and swollen all the time I have gained quite a lot of weight in a short space of time I am having difficulty passing urine. although I drink a lot of fluids.I have been diagnosed with stage three kidney disease. I have always thought my feet being swollen but about three months ago my legs started to hurt. I have not been able to stop drinking my mouth always feels dry and lips chapped. I am using the restroom thee to five times a day. I also have type 2 diabetes. I am wondering what are the odds that kidneys are the cause of the water retention? I had 3-5 pounds of swelling so doc. put me on lasix and stayed on it for 1 year; it helped for many months. Then, I started to swell up again so doc. took me off. In a few days, I swelled up 12 lbs. which was far worse than when I started lasix. I stayed off for 2 months and the edema would not come off. Docs. did tests and rules out hesrt/kidney issues and couldn t figure it out so they put me back on lasix. Not only did it NOT help take off any of the edema, but when I stopped in 4 day, I swelled up another 5 pounds more. Stayed off again 8 weeks, tried lasix again and same thing as it was no help and once I stopped, swelled up anothe 2 pounds. I am so frustrated and after being off of lasix for so long, not 1 pound would come off and only going back on made it worse. Docs. can t help me. Dawn it is very frustrating for you, but you should be aware that in cases like this water pills only make water retention worse in the long term. Sadly, doctors do not have any other treatments to offer for idiopathic edema (edema of unknown cause). It is time to learn about your own metabolism and what causes water retention so that you can start to fix what is wrong with your diet that might be causing your problems. what kind of doctor has enough knowledge with regards to water retention and side effects or abusing diuretics? because normal general practitioners dont have a clue Bassant, I would recommend consulting a naturopathic nutritional therapist for this problem. You are right that GPs don t know enough about idiopathic oedema to provide effective treatments. Idiopathic oedema is the name given to water retention that is not caused by an identifiable disease. Hello Ms. Lazarides. I am a 42yo male with a history of ulcerative colitis since I was 20yo. I am currently in remission, but due to drug allergies, exacerbations can be controlled only by cortizone over long periods of time. I always put a lot of weight with cortizone. I was 200lbs when I started treatment and bloated up to 260lbs, while being on a strict diet (no salt). What bothers me is that the extra weight, which is definitely not due to overeating, does not seem to go away even if it is over 1 1/2 year that I have completely stopped cortizone treatment. Everyday my ankles are swollen, and even the softest of socks will leave marks on my calves. My heart function is normal and my hormone levels (cortizol, thyroid, blood sugar) are normal too. I think I could benefit from the Waterfall Diet. my right leg got swollen about a week ago. it start from knee and later my right toe started swelling. I am a 43 year old male and I retain a lot of water. Mainly in my upper stomach. It makes me look like I am pregnant. I do not urinate very often. I take water pills to help it. My wife is worried that I have kidney disease. I do not have lower back pain or some of the other symptoms of kidney disease. I feel it is because I do not drink much water because it really only gets bad when I drink or eat a lot of salty food. Please help. Robbie you need to get checked by a doctor. If salty food makes you worse, avoid it. Read the health advice on this site. If you are diagnosed with idiopathic water retention you need to read the waterfall diet book. Linda, thank you Much for your Advice, can psychiatry Medication May you retain water ? and who is the dr.that you have to see to check your hormones and thyroid Candy, there are several types of medication that can cause water retention. If you are on psychiatric medication is is especially important to avoid junk food. So many mental health problems are caused by vitamin and mineral deficiencies. I gained 20lbs almost overnight. I contracted HSV2 which caused meningitis. I literally gained 20lbs in a couple of days. I went from 120 to 142. I thought that was once I took medication and my body recovered from meningitis that I would drop the water weight. Unfortunately, that did not happen and I actually kept gaining. I have always been skinny, and there is no obesity in my family. I ve always eaten healthy and exercised. After getting sick and swelling, I ve cut my calories down to 700 a day in order to manage my weight. I limit my water and salt intake. There is always a direct correlation between my swelling and lack of urination. I actually have gone a couple of days without urinating. I have been prescribed 3 different types of diuretics, but they don t seem to work. I have been thoroughly checked out by a urologist, nephrologist, and cardiologist. My heart, kidneys, lungs, and bladder are healthy. I ve seen numerous doctors for almost two years trying to figure out why I am swelling not to mention the thousands of dollars I ve spent. I m really at my breaking point. I m huge and embarrassed to go in public. The swelling causes me extreme fatigue and pain in my legs to the point that I can no longer work. Whenever I have a herpes outbreak, I swell more. I have also experienced this with other illnesses. I want my life back! Help! Helen, you have come to the right place to hopefully make some progress with your water retention. But the waterfall diet book can t help you unless you read it so hopefully you will do that soon. I have been under considerable amount of stress over the last 4 weeks. 4 days ago I noticed that my feet were slightly swollen which got better as the day went on. Then for the last three days I have woken up with swollen hands, feet, ankles and calves. I lead an active lifestyle exercising 5 days a week and eat a clean diet with the exception of the last 4 weeks when meals have been irregular and include more fast food than typical. Could the water retention be caused by stress? This is something I can t remove from my life as it is a medical problem that has occurred with one of my immediate family members. Are there any options to relieve the water retention while maintaining the stress level that I have? or any foods that naturally help rid the body of excess water buildup? Linda, I started retaining water in my legs about 7 months ago. I have been to a kidney specialist and they M R I of my kidneys and found nothing wrong and told me they didn t need to see me again. I went to my primary doctor and told her about it and she put me on a water pill once a day. My legs continue to stay swollen along with my hands and stomach. I don t have any problem going to the bathroom. I feel I eat a pretty healthy diet. Love my veggies and fruit. Mary, when you read my book on water retention, what chapters did you feel applied to you? This is how you can do your own investigation of your problem. I had the lap band procedure done. I lost a lot of weight. I was done to 98 pounds. The doctor opened my band a little bit so I could put on a little weight. I still did not eat much. I ballooned 35 lbs. in one week, and by 10 days I was up 50 lbs. I was put on the Lasix and that helped a little. I have gone under many studies and blood work and everything comes back normal. My doctor has no clue what is wrong with me. I keep retaining water and still gaining weigh. It is now 8 months since this started and I am up 90 lbs. and still gaining. Any ideas? Josie, unfortunately Lasix is not a long-term solution. Have you carried out the self-tests described in the waterfall diet book? This will tell you if you are eating something or taking a medication that may be causing your water retention. You also need to read the health advice on this site. I am 29 with a low hemoglobin. I have been getting blood transfusions every three weeks for the past year and half. When I started transfusions I gained 15 pounds within 2 months and my urine output decreased significantly. my kidney function is optimal and my hormone tests come back normal. I work out every day, sometimes twice a day, and eat a very healthy diet of lots of vegetables, lean protein, fruit, and whole grains and I have cut out a lot of sugar and processed foods, but my weight won t budge. The weight seems to be in my thighs, abdomen, and a little in my ankles and face. Is your book helpful for this kind of situation? It s hard to know why the transfusions have had this effect. Possibly you are sensitive to something added to the transfusion fluid. Or it may be a coincidence and unrelated to the transfusions. My book may give you some clues and ideas to try out on an experimental basis. I have been suffering from chronic diarrhea that comes and goes. It started with a food-borne illness several years ago. My doctor calls it IBS. Recently, it was particularly bad just watery stools several times a day. No blood, no pain or feelings of sickness. I had to take at trip out of state and so I took Imodium for a few days so that I wouldn t have to worry so much about where the next bathroom would be. I took it for 6 days, and at the end of the last day, I noticed my feet and ankles retaining water. I stopped taking it 3 days ago, and the symptoms have not subsided. Can you give me any advice or encouragement? I haven t heard of imodium causing water retention, though it is possible that you are sensitive to an ingredient in the product. I would suggest that you read as much about its ingredients and their potential effects as you can, and you may find a clue. The diarrhoea may also play a part in this. It is hard to tell without working with you over a period of 2-3 months. my daughter is 22 weeks pregnant . she is over weight , her feet are like balloons which we know is from the pregnancy. 4 years ago she had a c section along the scar she has formed a large pocket which the doctor said was water retentions. she complains that it hurts all the time. is there anything we should worry about. due to her doctors are not addressing this problem Water retention in late pregnancy is very common. It s important to eat right, especially fresh foods rich in B vitamin and zinc and magnesium. Check this site for foods to avoid or cut down. Lying on her left side will help as it takes the weight of the baby off the major blood vessels. The pain you refer to is due to pressure as the water collects. This link may also be helpful http://pregnancy.doctissimo.com/pregnancy-health/pregnancy-complaints-guide/pregnancy-water-retention.html Why do I seem to retain more fluid as I age? I have high blood pressure and coronary heart disease; however both are under control, and I take medications for both. I seem to retain fluid mostly in my stomach and abdomen. Mary, in my experience the causes of ill-health usually lie in what we eat. If you are not eating right, then you are more likely to develop high blood pressure and water retention. Medications unfortunately don t cure. Your symptoms are a warning that even if you think your food is ok, your body doesn t agree with you. In January 2014 my family I went on vacation to Florida. While there my legs filled with fluid and I developed a rash. I sought medical attention and within a month the rash disappeared, however the fluid hasn t. I have gone to my general doctor and we have gone off meds, on meds, changed my diet to no avail. My labs are all normal. I have recently been referred to a cardiac doctor and my heart is good, my labs are once again are normal and my high pressure is down to normal levels (I have had high blood pressure for 10 yrs) despite having fluid on my legs/body and being on 3 dieretic medications. At the moment approximately 10% of the fluid remains (at one point I had approximately 30 lbs of fluid). I have remained physical active throughout the last 6 months due to my job, despite feeling awful. Do you have any suggestions on which direction we should go? Shannon, I really feel for you this must be so frustrating, but it is extremely good news that the water retention is gradually disappearing. I think that if you are really eating what is right for you, then you would not have a blood pressure problem at all, so you have some way to go as regards diet. If you were to consult me professionally I would put you on a one-week experimental diet to see how your body responds to it. This diet is outlined in my Kindle book Water Retention Diet Made Easy . It is highly targeted for water retention problems and because it aims to get results within just a week, it is pretty tough, but if you respond well to it, you will at least know that your problem can be helped by what you eat. Another thought is that the original rash and swelling may have been due to an infection which is still affecting your system. Perhaps consult a herbal medicine expert to see if there is something you can take that targets hidden parasites in your blood, for example. Linda,I have been suffering with swollen ankles and legs for almost a year now. Doctor tried me on different water pills but nothing worked. I went for an EKG all is well with the heart. Can you give any advice as to why I m retaining so much fluid. Christine, there are at least seven different causes of idiopathic water retention (water retention of unknown cause). As I haven t had the chance to assess your history and eating habits, I don t know which of these causes might apply to you, but I have written books which help people to try to identify the causes themselves. See the rest of this site for more information. Wishing you all the best. HI Good day, I struggle from water retention and I notice it because of my rings that do not want to go on my fingers any more. I live an extremely healthy lifestyle, I exercise 6 days a week, eat lots of fruit veggies and drink 2 -3 litres of water every day. I do however struggle a little bit with indigestion and I drink coffee twice per day. I don t have any severe symptoms for kidney failure so I m not entirely sure what s the cause, oh, I m also not on any medicine. I s very frustrating for my and I don t know what to do. ANy advice? Lindy, one of the causes of indigestion is drinking too much liquid with meals. It is good to drink 2-3 litres of water a day, but don t drown your food with it, as so many people do. Carry a bottle of water around with you and drink it throughout the day. If you are already eating a healthy diet, there are possibly some foods that you are sensitive to. My books can help you find your safe foods and also help you to increase the foods that help to prevent water retention. However only your doctor can tell you if your kidneys are under-functioning. I have water rentention in my lower back, my massage therapist said it will be due to stress and anxiety. This makes sense to me because I have had the water retention mostly since childbirth 4 years ago. My diet hasn t been great, and I have exercised less than ever. I also have a hard lump inside the water retention, which is concerning me. Alicia, massage is good for water retention but can only improve it if your lymphatic system is the cause. Please do take the nutrition advice given here. Any kind of abnormal hard lump needs to be checked out by a doctor. Randy Aho.Greetings.I have ben told by health professions,that the swelling in my lower leggs,is due to dehydration.Water retention.Two accupuncterists said its kidney problems.Two times while haveing a physical,I was told that my kidney function was normal.After the kidney test results were in.And one of the accupuncturists said another indicator of kidney problems,was cracks on my toung,top of the toung.Occording to chinese medicine.What do you think of this.? Randy Randy, dehydration is certainly notorious for causing water retention, as it makes the body hold on to water, but there are probably some other factors involved in your case. Oriental medicine is slightly different from western medicine, as it looks at the energy flow in organs rather than the organ s ability to function. If the energy flow is not good, this could be an indicator that the organ in question may develop functional problems at some later stage. In the oriental system, cracks on the tongue reflect the state of energy in the body. Randy, please check out the page on this site which looks at the causes of swollen legs. You need to follow the nutritional advice given on this site and in my books. This will help you to correct any wrong eating habits that may be contributing to your swelling. Hi I have always wanted to know why I build up water all over my body during the day. I also do not wee the amount of water I have drunk, unless I lie down for at least half an hour, then I wee constantly especially if I lie on my left side?! When I do lie down I loose lots of water and feel really slim like I did when I wake up in the morning. Basically I know that I won t be able to sleep for at least half an hour as I need to wee alot first.I drink at least 2 litres a day and hate salt so I never add them to my foods. The only processed foods I eat is bread which isn t even everyday. When I am on my period I literally gain 6lbs!Many thanks

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