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A 66-year-old male asked:

i have pleueal effusion in my right lung. is there anything i can do narurally to reduce the fluid buildup? i am on the budwig diet and juice veggies.

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Internal Medicine 28 years experience

NO SALT: Stay away from adding salt and from foods that have salt in them. It will help possibly sloe reaccumulation of your effusion but will not reduce your effusion.

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