Guest guest Posted May 4, 2002 Report Share Posted May 4, 2002 Oh my...I certainly can relate to this. During the year 2000, I had over a dozen visits to Duke University Medical Center. I p**d my way through the Emergency Room <g>! Dopey me......at the time, I had no idea there was any connection between Afib and frequent urination. Strange, that not one doctor, nurse, or what have you, mentioned this connection. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if they were as dopey as me!! Ellen 69 NC (NSR on Dofetilide) ******************* AFIBsupport@y..., " datort2001 " <datort2001@y...> wrote: > I can vouch for this one. My last bout with a-fib I had to spend 24 hours in the E.R.because they had no beds. I think I was really > dehydrated before I went into a-fib so had been drinking water all > day. Not fun with no access to restroom. ******************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 I asked my cardiologist about frequent urination while in AFIB. (I thought my system was eliminating whatever food was causing the afibs). He told me that the heart somehow directly affects the kidneys and that afibs cause the kidneys to unload frequently. > > I can vouch for this one. My last bout with a-fib I had to spend > 24 hours in the E.R.because they had no beds. I think I was really > > dehydrated before I went into a-fib so had been drinking water all > > day. Not fun with no access to restroom. > ******************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 I asked my cardiologist about frequent urination while in AFIB. (I thought my system was eliminating whatever food was causing the afibs). He told me that the heart somehow directly affects the kidneys and that afibs cause the kidneys to unload frequently. > > I can vouch for this one. My last bout with a-fib I had to spend > 24 hours in the E.R.because they had no beds. I think I was really > > dehydrated before I went into a-fib so had been drinking water all > > day. Not fun with no access to restroom. > ******************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 on Tue, 7 May 2002 at 17:59:55, bertstamps1 wrote : >I asked my cardiologist about frequent urination while in AFIB. (I >thought my system was eliminating whatever food was causing the >afibs). He told me that the heart somehow directly affects the kidneys >and that afibs cause the kidneys to unload frequently. It's to do with ANP - Atrial Naturietic (sp?) Peptide It's a hormonal chemical produced by the heart to reduce blood volume when in Fib, iirc, which it does by reducing the water content (via the kidneys, no doubt) Someone posted a good web link a while ago, but I'm sure Google can help. Best of health to all, Vicky London, UK, 1954 model http://www.vagalafibportal.fsnet.co.uk/ " Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood " - Marie Curie --------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 We have a great website in our Bookmarks section explaining frequent urination, or as we refer to it, *The BIG P*. Click below; then click on the first topic, " Basic Information*; then scroll all the way down to the bottom and you will see *The BIG P*. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AFIBsupport/links/ BTW, there's also lots of other information in there. It's worth a few minutes to check 'em out! Ellen 69 NC (NSR on Dofetilide) ******************** (snip) Someone posted a good web link a while ago, but I'm sure Google can help. ******************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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