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Does Salt Cause Water Retention

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Dr.   Arnab Banerjee MD

My 86 year old dad eats alot of salt. He has very high blood pressure and low pulse/ox, last night bp was 180 / 91, and ox was 89, how does eating alot of pretz Pretzels affect this ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee ( Critical Care Specialist)
Dr. Benard Shehu MD

How does salt actually cause an increase in blood pressure? My blood pressure is under control. This is just an information question. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Benard Shehu ( Cardiologist)
Dr.    Prof. Kunal Saha MD

Should I be concerned that 50% of my body weight is water? Thank you. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Albana Sejdini MD

How does salt effect blood pressure? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

move on. I have lingering fears of water retention. I have noticed this pattern of urinating less when ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)

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How does this work? I know that it can cause blood pressure to spike. Is that only a/an temporary/immediate effect? Is the blood pressure spike caused by salt simply attributed to thickening of the... View answer

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null MD

Does sea salt cause high blood pressure like table salt does? Does sea salt cause high blood pressure like table salt does? ... View answer

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Dr. Shyam B. Kale MD

I have swelling in both legs, the right much worse than the left. I have taken a water pill and have had no relief. my legs, knees, and hips ache horribly daily. My doctor just tells me it s water ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shyam B. Kale ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD

HI I SUFFER FROM FLUID RETENTION BUT A CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT ALL AROUND MY ANKLES I HAVE A LOT OF LITTLE WATER LIKE BLISTERS MORE SO ON THE INNER PART OF BOTH ANKLES BUT SOME ALL AROUND IS THIS BECAUSE ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilyas Patel ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

salt intake. Is drinking more water a solution to flush out excess salt? As some sources stated that if it is water retention, then more water will make it worse? I am already... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)