electrolytes and swelling questions

[Guest guest]

Hi all. My husband and I took a cruise to Mexico last week for our

anniversary, and my feet and ankles swelled up something awful. I

figured it was due to the high heat and humidity and thought it would

go down when I got home. Well, it didn't and in fact got worse. I

couldn't put on my shoes yesterday and my doctor's office told me to

come in for a blood pressure and urine check. Both were fine (BP

109/78), so I asked the doctor if I should increase my fluid intake

from 2 1/2 liters to 3 or more. He was shocked I was drinking so

much and said that there's a chance I'm washing the electrolytes out

of my system causing me to swell more. He also said there might be

something with the GBS that would lend itself to swelling earlier

than normal.

Do any of you have any info on this? Can I take Pedialyte or

something to increase my electrolytes? Do you all swell in the heat?

Thanks!

RNY 4/01

edd 2/4/05