Learn About Lasix & Fluid Retention
do u feel pain while ur being operated……is there is any chance that you could get blind while doing operation…. Chosen Answer: No side effects due to age. You do have to have a stable RX for a few years before you can be considered. Also, they only correct for one vision problem. So if [...]
Have tried dinner time pill on empty stomach and full stomach. Absolutely nothing. Dr. insists Lasix can be taken any time during the day. Only caution is before bedtime for obvious reasons. Chosen Answer: Lasix is a diuretic. It has its effect a bit after you take it by making you go pee. It’s treatment [...]
if u have fluid retention at ur stomach can it cause some fluid to go to other parts example lower back or knee cap cause both my lower back and knee cap are swollen from the past 2days and are really sore also what u think? Chosen Answer: It wouldnt normally do that, but i [...]
I have been told by the consultant that the reason my left testicle is enlarged is caused by fluid retention but he did not elaborate on how to remove it or how it is caused Chosen Answer: Most likely your doctor thinks it is a hydrocele. Which is a collection of fluid in the membrane [...]
I take 40 mg a day of Lasix and the 4 mg of Detrol LA isn’t working as effectively. Chosen Answer: They don’t have a direct interaction. Lasix is a diuretic and only works on the kidneys (on a very specific site in the nephrons). It makes your kidneys dump out water and some salts. [...]
Also, being an extremely strong diuretic, will a person with one kidney be more likely to have adverse side effects to this? This is not for myself I’m asking, I’m not on Lasix, but I do know because someone I love is. Chosen Answer: If the Lasix was doubled, it was probably apparent to the [...]
I know drinking loads of water helps but is there anything else that gets rid of it?? Also how can you tell if you have fluid retention? What does it look like? Thanks! Chosen Answer: fluid retention is best recognized when you ankles are swollen. drinking lots of water does help but try not to [...]
I’m having some muscle “movements” with fluid retention in my lower legs. The doctor and I can find no explanation for the fluid. We have checked all the usual causes (ie. kidneys, sodium, etc.) The fluid is in both the front and back of my lower legs and ankles…just a little puffy, nothing major. As [...]
Too much Lasix can cause kidney damage, but other diarhetics do not have such a profound effect. In the Philippines, my doctor was degeed in America, 40 mg was the maximum dosage. If more diahretic was needed, then Aldactone was the favorite choice. Chosen Answer: yes, they block different parts of the nephron in the [...]
I have always had a problem with fluid retention. I have tried drinking the water that everyone advises and it just makes it worse. Is there a natural diuretic or something such as cranberry tablets that I can take that will really work rapidly? I probably drink enough liquids for 5 but nothing seems to [...]