Guest guest Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Just curious what dietary changes you would make for a patient with Edema. I work in a hospital and consistently have patients who suffer from Pedal Edema and am not sure what all I can recommend to help with decreasing the Edema besides the Diaretics that the Doctors use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Good points Laurie. Fluid retention can also be caused by inflammation, I see it all the time in my food sensitivity patients and it typically resolves after 10 days on the LEAP elimination diet. Pycnogenol and Coq10 might also be helpful for edema caused by CHF....... http://www.vitasearch.com/get-clp-summary/39395 Subject: Re: Edema To: " rd-usa " <rd-usa > Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 3:58 PM You may be able to do a lot - it depends on the cause. For example, do the pts have a cardiac hx such as HTN and/or CHF? If so, then I recommend you obtain a diet hx and counsel on a low sodium diet. Is the pedal edema correlated to extreme obesity? If so, then wt loss counseling is indicated as well as a low sodium diet. Call me if you need further help or to discuss. Laurie Tansman, MS, RD, CDN Department of Clinical Nutrition The Mount Sinai Hospital and Department of Preventive Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine laurie.tansman@... ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Good points Laurie. Fluid retention can also be caused by inflammation, I see it all the time in my food sensitivity patients and it typically resolves after 10 days on the LEAP elimination diet. Pycnogenol and Coq10 might also be helpful for edema caused by CHF....... http://www.vitasearch.com/get-clp-summary/39395 Subject: Re: Edema To: " rd-usa " <rd-usa > Date: Thursday, June 7, 2012, 3:58 PM You may be able to do a lot - it depends on the cause. For example, do the pts have a cardiac hx such as HTN and/or CHF? If so, then I recommend you obtain a diet hx and counsel on a low sodium diet. Is the pedal edema correlated to extreme obesity? If so, then wt loss counseling is indicated as well as a low sodium diet. Call me if you need further help or to discuss. Laurie Tansman, MS, RD, CDN Department of Clinical Nutrition The Mount Sinai Hospital and Department of Preventive Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine laurie.tansman@... ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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