Help! Water retention!

Hey guys, I need a little in put here! Today I started holding water, my ankles were swollen by the end of the day. i get my 60 ounces in a day, but this is something new. I had an accident at work a month ago, fell and knocked out some teeth and ruptured a disk in my neck, so have been off work and on pain medicine. One side effect of the pain meds is constipation,,,I am miserable in that department. Nothing works. I was really bummed tonight,,had a 7 pound gain when I got on the scales.!!! Im terrified!!! Im only 5 months out, have lost 86 pounds so far,,,welll, that was before the gain,,,,,,, Im getting in my protein,,not able to exercise because of the neck. I drink my water and today had about 1100 calories. ANy suggestions??

Drink Smooth Move Herbal Tea for the constipation...it works well for me. Not sure about the retention...maybe watch the sodium/salt? Pam 5'2" 282/**195**/145

See your doctor! Swelling in your ankles could be a sign of a variety of health problem. Best to have your MD check it out.

I have chf and hold water. I was taking three water pills aday. Now I am taking one pill. I wake up and I am swelled with water. After I take my water pill I start losing the water. It can be many things. I would go to my doctor. I am so sorry to here about your accident at work. I hope you get well from that. It could be the meds your on. I would seek a doctors advice. This can sometimes mean a medical problem/ Take Care Barb

Hey Betsy, I was taken off almost all my blood pressure meds last week, whi*****luded a water pill! Yikes - I don't want to weigh. But I was happy to get off the meds. I don't know that this will help, but if you could increase your water that might be good. I know this sounds bizaar but I know someone who is a couple of years out and she swears by 100 oz of water a day - pure H20, not counting coffee, crystal lite, etc. She says it does wonders for water retention. Hope that helps, love donna

Thanks everyone for the posts! You were all so helpful. I went into OH chat the other night and posted this same question, and someone there suggested Ineeded to have my thiamine level checked. To be truthful, I had not been taking my B1 (thiamine) supplement, because it tended to make me sick. But, I tried again, 2 times a day, and last night I had to go potty 4 times during the nigt, and this morning had a 4 pound loss!!:-0 Also, I upped my water intake too, so one of those two things helped, if not both. Added a protein drink at night too. Today I feel better, more energy. I think it may have been a combination of all those things. I went back and read pouch rules, and found that I had been eating easy foods,,not a lot of dense proteins,,and that may have been part of the problem as well. Anyway, Im doing better, feel better. Thanks again for all your help. Oh, I used to suffer CHF as well,,,so was watching pretty closely for that reason also. I havent had any episodes since surgrey, and am not on any meds for it. So, needless to say, I was concerned! Thanks everyone!! I love this forum!!