Water Retention Post Kidney Transplant. Heavy protein loss via urine advertisement. To compensate i am drinking 6 litres of water daily.
Would like to know if any others have the same problem and if it will always be a problem or just temporary. If yes what is remedy. High dose iv cyclophosphamide 30 50 mg kg opioids and psychoactive drugs which are usually used in transplantation may cause water intoxication 7 49.
Overview and success rate.
In time your body will reabsorb the fluid and treatment is not needed. I am 28 years old and underwent a kidney transplant a month back. Is it going to be like this life long. Dhruv gupta md answered this kidney transplantation.