The fluid retention It is one of the most widespread health problems and is sometimes not easy to diagnose due to the large number of tissues in which it can occur. Called in medical terms dropsy or edema, it is the swelling caused by fluid accumulationmainly water, in the tissues of the organism and also prevents us from .
Now that summer is approaching and we begin to pay more attention to our figure, we must know that fluid retention is, together with diet and a sedentary lifestyle, one of the fundamental factors that contribute the most to increase our volume and let’s win In this sense, fluid retention has visible effects both on the scale and in the mirror. This is so because although the human body constantly regulates the fluid levels in the body, when it does not do so correctly or there is excess water, the balance of our body is broken and the so-called fluid retention occurs. .
When this occurs, this fluid accumulates in the space between the cells, resulting in a increase in and swelling of various parts of the body such as hands, ankles, thighs, belly…
How does fluid retention occur?
Fluid retention occurs when there is an imbalance between the forces that regulate the passage of water in the body: intracellular (inside cells), intravascular (in blood vessels), and intravesical (in the tissue around cells).
When the blood or lymphatic vessels pour a lot of liquids on the tissues, they remain trapped in tissues causing inflammation of the area in which it occurs, such as the legs, ankles, abdomen or other parts of the body.
In the face of a fluid retention problem, the first thing to control is diet. It is essential to reduce the consumption of salt and increase the potassium found in fruits and vegetables, and maintains the body’s water balance. To avoid withholdings you must:
1. Drink two liters of liquid a day, green tea being a great ally because it is a natural diuretic; as well as horsetail and fennel infusions and taking special care in some mineral waters that have a high sodium content, that is, salt.
2. Eat a low-salt dietforgetting the sausages, cheeses, preserves, nuts and popcorn.
3. You have to eat diuretic foods such as pineapple, melon, watermelon, parsley, medlars, eggplant, zucchini, onion, pear, apple, celery, ginger or artichokes.
4. The diet must have enough protein because when they are missing, albumin production is reduced and fluid accumulates between the tissues.
5. Nutritional supplements help drain, Potassium, magnesium, green tea, Ginko Boloba, horse chestnut, anthocyanidins, pine bark extract or grape seed extract are highly recommended for this condition.