Hi All, For the past week I have been having a lot of bladder problems; I have been on a salt free diet for a number of years now because of water retention, now the problem is worse than ever. I would appreciate your help. When I get up in the morning I have almost no symptoms, after having my sip of water at breakfast the discomfort (bloating, feeling of a full bladder) starts. I do pass water but the bladder is remains full. There is no sign of a bladder infection from what I can tell (not burning or discoloration of the urine). If I eat anything with salt the discomfort gets unbearable, plus I get terrible pain in my right knee. At first I associated the knee pain to my daily walk (at least 10 miles per day 5 days a week) then I decided to drink Fennel tea (which is a diuretic) at meal time and in between meals (the pain in the knee is more bearable unless I eat something salty). At times the knee pain is so excruciating that I can't even take a step or bend it without having the tears roll down my cheeks. Does anyone have any suggestion on what could be causing this or what I should be doing/taking to alleviate this problem? Clelia