Water retention is the accumulation of fluid in the body. It may occur with or without underlying pathology.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF WATER RETENTION
- CAUSES OF WATER RETENTION
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF WATER RETENTION
- DIAGNOSIS OF WATER RETENTION
- TREATMENTS FOR WATER RETENTION
- PROGNOSIS OF WATER RETENTION
- COMPLICATIONS OF WATER RETENTION
- WATER RETENTION AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF WATER RETENTION
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF WATER RETENTION
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF WATER RETENTION
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF WATER RETENTION
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF WATER RETENTION
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR WATER RETENTION
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR WATER RETENTION
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR WATER RETENTION
- HOME REMEDIES FOR WATER RETENTION
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR WATER RETENTION
- YOGA FOR WATER RETENTION
- RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF WATER RETENTION
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF WATER RETENTION
- Puffiness in the face
- Swelling in the ankles and leg
- Weight gain
- Bloating
- Joint stiffness
CAUSES OF WATER RETENTION
- Standing or sitting for a long time
- Certain medications
- Too much salt in the diet
- Pregnancy
- Hormone fluctuations
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Kidney diseases
- Thyroid problems
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF WATER RETENTION
Pathophysiology of water retention is based on the cause of the disease. In general, the causative factors are contributing to the retention of sodium and water leads to water accumulation in the tissues causes swelling, puffiness etc. Peripheral and renal arterial vascular resistance, rennin angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism is also contributing to water retention.
DIAGNOSIS OF WATER RETENTION
- History taking
- Physical examination
- Liver function test
- Kidney function test
- Thyroid function test
- Imaging techniques
- Blood investigations
TREATMENTS FOR WATER RETENTION
- Treatment for underlying pathology
- Diuretics
PROGNOSIS OF WATER RETENTION
- Prognosis is based on the cause of the disease, duration and condition of the patient
COMPLICATIONS OF WATER RETENTION
- Untreated water retention may lead to complications like painful swellings, skin ulcers, decreased blood circulation etc.
WATER RETENTION AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda, water retention is symptomatologically managed based on ‘sopha chikilsa’
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF WATER RETENTION
- Excess consumption of salty food
- Suppression of natural urges
- Agantu factors – infections, injuries
- Diseases of mutravaha srothas
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF WATER RETENTION
- Sopha/ sodha – swelling
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF WATER RETENTION
Excess vitiation of doshas contributes to the occurrence of sopha. There are different types of sopha mentioned in ayurveda. These are vataja, pittaja, kaphaja and abhighataja. Vataja type swelling increases during the day and reduced at night.
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF WATER RETENTION
- Sopha/ sodha – swelling
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF WATER RETENTION
- Prognosis of water retention based on the type of underlying disease and condition of the patient
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR WATER RETENTION
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR WATER RETENTION
- Punarnavashtakam kashayam
- Punarnavarishtam
- Punarnavasavam
- Dasamoolarishtam
- Drinking water boiled with gokshura churna
- Chandanasava
- Brihatyadi kashaya
- Punarnava mandura
- Chandra prabha vati
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR WATER RETENTION
Internal administration
- Punarnavashtakam kashayam
- Punarnavarishtam
- Punarnavasavam
- Dasamoolarishtam
- Dasamoolarishtam
- Chandanasava
- Brihatyadi kashaya
- Punarnava mandura
- Chandra prabha vati
HOME REMEDIES FOR WATER RETENTION
- Follow a low salt diet
- Intake of appropriate quantity of water
- Exercise regularly
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR WATER RETENTION
- Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Drinking water boiled with gokshura.
YOGA FOR WATER RETENTION
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
- Padmasana
- Makarasana
- Mandukasana
RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF WATER RETENTION
- PUNARNAVASHTAKA KSHEERABASTI IN THE MANAGEMENT OF EDEMA IN PREGNANCY: A CASE REPORT