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I just stopped a diuretic and gained 5 lbs. in 4 days. will this come back off? i eat right and exercise daily
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Diuretic ↑water loss: The 5 lb gain is due to ↑ed body water & suggests you have a problem with excess body water retention, mostly commonly due to heart stiffness (diastolic congestive heart failure), ↓ed albumen (liver not healthy) &/or partial kidney failure (or other possibilities). Best strategy is address/solve these underlying issues so that you no longer need the diuretic. Few people know that eat right is HFLC
Answered 10/31/2014
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