Guest guest Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Just a stab, first I'd try a B-complex vitamin for a few days, especially B6, which is said to regular salt-water balance, but maybe you already know if you take any of the Bs separately you must also take the complex so more of one doesn't throw off the balance of others. I know you said you can't eat salt, but it's possible you need more of it. I had a doc tell me years ago to take salt for low BP, which is regulated by the adrenal, which needs salt. Just a little may make you hold fluid, but a lot may be better. Seems if you have a little your body wants to hold it with fluid, but if you have extra it will leave and take some fluid with it. If you are drinking caffeine and taking diuretics you may be low on electrolytes and need to take more potassium-rich foods and/or an electrolyte supplement. And be sure to drink enough water. Let us know how you make out. -- Maria -------------- Original message -------------- " msl5858 " <msl5858 Hello... I was just wondering if anyone had any insight to share regarding my swelling issue... I'm 31, female, and I have Hashimoto's Disease and multiple food allergies. I've cleaned out my diet (to the extent that I can safely eat about five things). My diet is high in fat (nuts and avocado oil are all I can tolerate) and I eat a good amount of peeled potatoes (plain) and plain, organic turkey and chicken breasts. (No seasoning, no processed food, etc...) Could too much fat be a problem, even if it's really healthy fat? In the past few months, I've experienced bouts of swelling that can add about 10-15 lbs to my body weight in a matter of a couple of days. The swelling is all over: eyelids, fingers, ankles, tummy... I've tried dandelion root, b6, vitamin c, and OTC diuretics without any success. The only thing that seems to help is drinking insane amounts of caffeine and not eating any salt at all (which makes my already-low blood pressure plummet, and leaves me open to passing out when I stand up too quickly). My doctor has tinkered with my thyroid medication, and now he's saying that an RX diuretic may be what is needed... My weight is on the low side of normal, but if I drink ANY water or anything else non-caffeinated (I drink diet pepsi and diet 7 up, but removing diet soda from my diet makes the swelling unbearable, so I'm not going to try to get rid of them again until I can control the swelling), I get so swollen that it's actually taxing to breathe and my skin gets shiny from stretching. !!! I work out daily (cardio and yoga), and I swell badly when I lift weights so I've stopped that for now. I live in Chicago, so it's not really hot--especially right now. Can anyone think of anything that might be causing this? My blood work is excellent, I'm in really good shape, but the swelling is so bad! Thanks in advance for anything you can think of that might help, even if it's just to say that taking an RX diuretic might be helpful. Love, M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Maria, Thank you so much for all the information! I saw my physician, and he thinks that I have dehydrated myself by drinking diet soda so much, so that when I do take in some non-caffeinated liquid, my body just hoards it and won't let it go. He put me on a low-dose RX diuretic, and I lost all 17 added pounds in two days. It was scary, but he thinks that once the caffeine and aspartame are out of my system, I'll be able to move fluid out more effectively without a diuretic. And YES, I need to start taking my B Complex again! My nutritionist put me on some Bs, and I quit taking them because I thought they might be contributing to the swelling. Thanks again so much! Take care, M , parcheezi wrote: > > Just a stab, first I'd try a B-complex vitamin for a few days, especially B6, which is said to regular salt-water balance, but maybe you already know if you take any of the Bs separately you must also take the complex so more of one doesn't throw off the balance of others. > > I know you said you can't eat salt, but it's possible you need more of it. I had a doc tell me years ago to take salt for low BP, which is regulated by the adrenal, which needs salt. Just a little may make you hold fluid, but a lot may be better. Seems if you have a little your body wants to hold it with fluid, but if you have extra it will leave and take some fluid with it. > > If you are drinking caffeine and taking diuretics you may be low on electrolytes and need to take more potassium-rich foods and/or an electrolyte supplement. And be sure to drink enough water. > > Let us know how you make out. > -- > Maria > > -------------- Original message -------------- > " msl5858 " <msl5858 > Hello... > > I was just wondering if anyone had any insight to share regarding my > swelling issue... > > I'm 31, female, and I have Hashimoto's Disease and multiple food > allergies. I've cleaned out my diet (to the extent that I can safely > eat about five things). My diet is high in fat (nuts and avocado oil > are all I can tolerate) and I eat a good amount of peeled potatoes > (plain) and plain, organic turkey and chicken breasts. (No seasoning, > no processed food, etc...) Could too much fat be a problem, even if > it's really healthy fat? > > In the past few months, I've experienced bouts of swelling that can > add about 10-15 lbs to my body weight in a matter of a couple of days. > The swelling is all over: eyelids, fingers, ankles, tummy... > > I've tried dandelion root, b6, vitamin c, and OTC diuretics without > any success. The only thing that seems to help is drinking insane > amounts of caffeine and not eating any salt at all (which makes my > already-low blood pressure plummet, and leaves me open to passing out > when I stand up too quickly). > > My doctor has tinkered with my thyroid medication, and now he's saying > that an RX diuretic may be what is needed... > > My weight is on the low side of normal, but if I drink ANY water or > anything else non-caffeinated (I drink diet pepsi and diet 7 up, but > removing diet soda from my diet makes the swelling unbearable, so I'm > not going to try to get rid of them again until I can control the > swelling), I get so swollen that it's actually taxing to breathe and > my skin gets shiny from stretching. !!! > > I work out daily (cardio and yoga), and I swell badly when I lift > weights so I've stopped that for now. I live in Chicago, so it's not > really hot--especially right now. > > Can anyone think of anything that might be causing this? My blood > work is excellent, I'm in really good shape, but the swelling is so bad! > > Thanks in advance for anything you can think of that might help, even > if it's just to say that taking an RX diuretic might be helpful. > > Love, > M > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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