Swelling

AnnissaP
AnnissaP Member Posts: 632 Member
edited December 2017 in Kidney Cancer #1

Up until this past week all had been fine. Now I wake up with a swollen face and hands. I have cleaned up my diet very well and try to watch salt intake. Do any of you stay away from restaurants? I only go for sushi or Pho Vietnamese soup. The soup is what did me in lastnight. I feel like my whole body is swollen. What do you or don't you eat? Also, is an herbal diuretic bad?

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  • Jobie123
    Jobie123 Member Posts: 32 Member
    #2
    Sounds like an allergic

    Sounds like an allergic reaction of some sort him x

  • APny
    APny Member Posts: 1,995 Member
    edited December 2017 #3
    I love Pho and sushi but some

    I love Pho and sushi but some of it can be very high in sodium. Especially the pho. So it's possibly a reaction to that. I would not take a diuretic with one kidney. Those meds stress the kidney and you don't want to do that. I generally stay away from fatty and fried foods, eat mostly veggies and fish, but if at friends' house for dinner I eat what's served.

  • AnnissaP
    AnnissaP Member Posts: 632 Member
    edited December 2017 #4
    Perfect. Thanks

    Perfect. Thanks

  • Jan4you
    Jan4you Member Posts: 1,330 Member
    edited December 2017 #5
    WOW sorry~sounds like you are

    WOW sorry~sounds like you are retaining fluids or having an allergic reaction. 

    Did you get this checked out?

    Feel better soon!

    Hugs, Jan

  • AnnissaP
    AnnissaP Member Posts: 632 Member
    edited December 2017 #6
    Jan4you said:

    WOW sorry~sounds like you are

    WOW sorry~sounds like you are retaining fluids or having an allergic reaction. 

    Did you get this checked out?

    Feel better soon!

    Hugs, Jan

    I am def retaining fluids.

    I am def retaining fluids. Tryin to figure out what I did differently because I haven't had this in a long time!!

  • APny
    APny Member Posts: 1,995 Member
    edited December 2017 #7
    I think you retained fluid

    I think you retained fluid because you had pho and some pho can have as much as 3000 mgs of sodium. That's huge! Add in some sushi with which I imagine you also used soy sauce and I would imagine your sodium levels went through the roof.

  • Angiebby75
    Angiebby75 Member Posts: 208 Member
    #8
    Pho is favorite meal. It has

    Pho is favorite meal. It has been in my diet also, but I have switched to vegan pho. The restaurant I go to says it is made with vegetable Broth. I can’t eat an entire bowl anymore i normally share it now. Im hoping switching to vegan pho reduces some of the sodium intake i need to learn how to make it myself so I can know exactly whats in it.

  • AnnissaP
    AnnissaP Member Posts: 632 Member
    edited December 2017 #9
    Oh ok. Thamks guys. Actually

    Oh ok. Thamks guys. Actually I never use soy sauce. Not a fan ;-)

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