Health question

angelofmercy106
angelofmercy106 Posts: 16 Member
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I have to take a blood pressure medication every day with a minimal amout of diuretic in it.
I am drinking my 8 glasses of water a day, and am retaining water that the diuretic can't take care of. I don't do but a small amount of salt and haven't for years.
This is my question...is drinking all the water keeping me from losing weight as rapidly as I would be w/o the water?
I know water is important...just curious, or am I grasping at straws? ...:drinker:

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  • mrsjas2000
    mrsjas2000 Posts: 908 Member
    I am on 40mgs of diuretic and I drink alot of water but I am not noticing any water retention, what I am worried about is when my blood pressure comes down and I get taken off of them most people gain weight. I would talk to your Dr. they should be able to give you the best advice.
  • angelofmercy106
    angelofmercy106 Posts: 16 Member
    Thanks, my dose of the diuretic isn't near that high, and I have thought about talking to my doctor about it, just finding the time to do it.
    Again, thanks for the input
  • gfillingane
    gfillingane Posts: 1 Member
    You are suppose to drink half your body weight in water, less than that can cause water retention
  • cuterbee
    cuterbee Posts: 545
    Likely you are not retaining water unless you are eating lots of sodium. If you are retaining water it will show in your fingers, ankles or feet...and if you are retaining water, you might want to check your blood pressure.
  • angelofmercy106
    angelofmercy106 Posts: 16 Member
    It does show in my ankles, feet and fingers...
  • angelofmercy106
    angelofmercy106 Posts: 16 Member
    How would you figure that up? Is your wt counted in ml, or what?
  • grimendale
    grimendale Posts: 2,153 Member
    According to my dietician, you want to drink between 60 and 80 ounces of water a day. I usually average around 66 since I use a 1L bottle that I fill twice a day. If you are worried about salt retention, try to hit closer to the 80 mark. You typically don't want to go over since it can cause depletion of salt to a point where it can cause problems (the exeption being if you are sweating particulalry heavily for an extended period of time). As a rule, less water will cause you to retain due to the osmotic imbalance in your system. You might see a small uptick on the first couple days after you start drinking enough, but it well level off as your body adjusts and stops trying to hold on to as much water as possible. Hope this helps.

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