Water Retention -can you prevent

Wiffie81 · Mar 7th, 2010, 14:22 PM

Hi ladies,

My legs are already retaining water, so they are heavy and sore all day, throbing with pain. Its not total agony yet but is there anything to prevent this?

If not prevent, then maybe ease the problem?

Wiffie81 · Mar 7th, 2010, 15:09 PM

I was just reading up on water retention. It said a possible cause could be too much caffine. I drink about 4 cups of tea a day - I have it weak with milk, do you think that's got too much caffine?

Missy. · Mar 7th, 2010, 15:18 PM

I have the same problem hun, my ankles are awful on a night they get so puffy and swollen. I try to keep my legs up as much as possible as it's suppose to help with water retention. x

flumpy · Mar 7th, 2010, 15:21 PM

as strange as it sounds the best thing for water retention is to drink water, drink as much as you can and the swelling should go down xx

Wiffie81 · Mar 7th, 2010, 15:45 PM

Is it just drinking plain water, or any fluid? I have a strange problem being pregnant, that I find I have to drink jusice which is Fizzy, but not coke etc, Ive been drinking juice with sparkling water,

Would sparkling water be ok to drink to reduce this problem as my legs are throbbing

flumpy · Mar 7th, 2010, 15:57 PM

yeah as long as it is not fizzy pop with caffeine i.e coke its fine - fizzy water will definitely do the trick - I know cos that is what I have been drinking I am obsessed with it at the moment lol!!

Wiffie81 · Mar 7th, 2010, 16:44 PM

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Originally Posted by flumpy

yeah as long as it is not fizzy pop with caffeine i.e coke its fine - fizzy water will definitely do the trick - I know cos that is what I have been drinking I am obsessed with it at the moment lol!!

Must be a pregnancy thing. Was reading a pregnancy mag, and they had an interview with Sarah Cox. She said that she couldnt drink anything which wasnt fizzy either, so she was drinking fizzy water too. Im so sad about it, I actually know which supermarket brand keeps its fizz for the longest, and its ASDA 10p basics, its brilliant.

I do a home shop and buy loads! Only down side is Burping loads

pinktaffy · Mar 7th, 2010, 16:52 PM

my mw told me that 1 way of helping is 2 keep your leggs up when resting. i got a foot rest so when im watching tv i just keep my legs up on my foot rest thing it seems to help.

saturn73 · Mar 7th, 2010, 17:21 PM

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Originally Posted by flumpy

as strange as it sounds the best thing for water retention is to drink water, drink as much as you can and the swelling should go down xx

That's what I've been reading too. Good luck!

Wiffie81 · Mar 7th, 2010, 18:18 PM

My legs are very swollen too, and throbbing, probably best to monitor this just in case, but cant imagine another 10 weeks at least with throbbing legs at night

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Wiffie81 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 209	Water Retention -can you prevent Hi ladies, My legs are already retaining water, so they are heavy and sore all day, throbing with pain. Its not total agony yet but is there anything to prevent this? If not prevent, then maybe ease the problem?

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Wiffie81 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 209	I was just reading up on water retention. It said a possible cause could be too much caffine. I drink about 4 cups of tea a day - I have it weak with milk, do you think that's got too much caffine?

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Missy. Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Teesside, North East, England Posts: 2,300	I have the same problem hun, my ankles are awful on a night they get so puffy and swollen. I try to keep my legs up as much as possible as it's suppose to help with water retention. x

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flumpy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 496	as strange as it sounds the best thing for water retention is to drink water, drink as much as you can and the swelling should go down xx

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Mar 7th, 2010, 15:45 PM	#5
Wiffie81 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 209	Is it just drinking plain water, or any fluid? I have a strange problem being pregnant, that I find I have to drink jusice which is Fizzy, but not coke etc, Ive been drinking juice with sparkling water, Would sparkling water be ok to drink to reduce this problem as my legs are throbbing

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Mar 7th, 2010, 15:57 PM	#6
flumpy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 496	yeah as long as it is not fizzy pop with caffeine i.e coke its fine - fizzy water will definitely do the trick - I know cos that is what I have been drinking I am obsessed with it at the moment lol!!

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pinktaffy Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,301	my mw told me that 1 way of helping is 2 keep your leggs up when resting. i got a foot rest so when im watching tv i just keep my legs up on my foot rest thing it seems to help.

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Mar 7th, 2010, 18:18 PM	#10
Wiffie81 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 209	My legs are very swollen too, and throbbing, probably best to monitor this just in case, but cant imagine another 10 weeks at least with throbbing legs at night

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