Much appreciated. :-)

As for the water retention, I have problems with that, too, and the
GP will likely put you on a diuretic which is no fun but it does the
trick.  I also keep my feet and legs moving as much as possible - if
you just sit in your chair all day long and don't move at all, edema
is sure to result.  Another thing you might want to watch is your
sodium intake as too much sodium will increase water retention.  Be a
vigourous label-reader when you look at tins or packaged foods - the
high amounts of sodium can be shockingly high.

I remember the first time I read that my favourite tin of Campbells
Zesty Tomato Soup had a whopping 1,010 mg of sodium per serving I
almost fainted.  Now I buy very low-sodium tinned soups and add my
own spices and zest it up myself!  Here in the US, the Health Valley
has a line of very low sodium soups that I love and I can also buy
low-sodium instant-noodle soups that can be reconstituted with hot
water.   Very handy for lunches at work.

Kat

On 11 Nov 2005, at 01:40, Rayna wrote:

> I'm resending this *with* a subject line....  :-)
>
> R
>
> Rayna wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Popping in from Lurkdom to ask:  Has anyone had problems with water
>> retention in the feet/legs and what have they done about it that
>> works?
>> (Carla: any brilliant suggestions from you would be great!)  I've
>> just
>> started having probs with this in the last week or so, have upped my
>> water intake, am trying to reduce salt, move my feet and legs as
>> much as
>> I can, and have made an appt to see my GP to check for kidney
>> damage or
>> other things.  It's making it difficult to walk and get my shoes on -
>> and these weren't particularly easy to do in the first place... ;-)
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Rayna
>>
>> PS It's finally spring here in Perth, Yipeeeeeee!!!! Byebye winter
>> depression!!! :-D
>>
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