HELP - FLUID RETENTION

TMI.... But to understand, I am just finishing that time of month. I NEVER bloat. In the last 3 days, I've put on 6 lbs.... ALL water. I can feel it. My legs and feet are puffy and I don't understand why. I've had 86oz of water today, 70ish yesterday.... I'm always drinking 64+ a day. WHY am I retaining water. I HATE seeing the scale go up and up like there's not stopping it. What can I do? Sheryl In the Zoo

Try adding a little salt, eg. a few salty snacks. Hyponatremia can cause this, and with the heat and humidity the way it has been, that is a BIG risk. Carol

Hi Carol. Ok, I'm confused. I thought salt causes you to retain water. In fact, I never eat salt. I wonder if the retention has anything to do with this stupid hernia. Sheryl In the Zoo

morn, sheryl, part of it could be the heat.another possibility could be your salt intake., that time of the month can screw anyone up. lol.teri

Thanks Teri. I've NEVER had "time of month" problems. I hate how this feels and it's so frustrating. I'm looking closely at any hidden sodium levels in my foods...I don't salt anything extra though. Sheryl In the Zoo

Sheryl... I JUST went through this...... seemed like anything I did made it worse... Only things I found that helped where: 1. UP UP UP you water intake..... 2. CUT out all the sodium you can.. 3. Up you potassium. I ate a banana a day and it seemed to be the ONE thing that helped... 4. When it got so annoying I couldn't take it anymore I called my PCP for a mild diuretic witch I took for like 3 days, but I still can't say that even that helped.... Hope this helps somewhat Erin

Hi Erin - that is exactly how I feel! Do you remember the girl who ate the purple gum ball on Willy Wonka and blew up and up and up??? That's how I feel... like it'll never stop. I'm at approx 90oz a day......... how much "up" did you do? I don't salt extra, but now I'll watch what my actual sodium intake is. The banana is a great idea... esp since I bought some otc water pills today. AND if those don't work, I'm going to do what you did, call my pcp and get a script. Thanks for your help! Sheryl In the Zoo