My father is a heart patient who suffers from water-retention and has to take Lasix everyday to keep it under control. But when he goes on a water-fast (drinking only water, no food, no drinks other than water, no drugs or suppliments), his water retention problem (if it was bad the day before) gradually goes away sans Lasix. And he won't have any water-retention problem for the duration of his fast and a few days after. Can someone explain to me how this is possible??
Thank you.
2007-02-07 15:03:32 · 2 answers · asked by Sakina R 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
He's been out of the water fast for well over a week now and has started taking more water than he used to everyday and so far so good. No lasix and there doesn't seem to be a water-retention problem up til now.
2007-02-14 16:23:49 · update #1
I am sorry that I don't have an answer for you, but my father, (now deceased) was a doctor of Internal Medicine and was considered to be one of the best in the area. He would not prescribe Lasix as it can cause DVT (blood clots). PLEASE go the route of plenty of water and stay away from diuretics!
2007-02-14 16:15:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is taking Lasix regularly, the medicine builds up in the blood stream and continues to work for some more days. When he takes only water during his water fast days, the sodium is getting removed and that helps his heart problem too. If he can fast for more days and still be free from symptoms, he is probably detoxing and is getting benefited. I need more details to give you better answer.
2007-02-07 23:09:49 · answer #2 · answered by Swamy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋