COMPETITORS... STOP BLINDLY SAYING IM HOLDING WATER! Fluid balance is the concept of human homeostasis that the amount of fluid lost from the body is equal to the amount of fluid taken in. Euvolemia is the state of normal body fluid volume. The term water retention (also known as fluid retention) signifies an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the circulatory system or within the tissues or cavities of the body. Water is found both inside and outside the body’s cells. It forms part of the blood, helping to carry the blood cells around the body and keeping oxygen and important nutrients in solution so that they can be taken up by tissues such as glands, bone and muscle. Even the organs and muscles are mostly water. The body uses a complex system of hormones and hormone-like substances called prostaglandins to keep its volume of fluid at a constant level. If one were to intake an excessive amount of fluids in one day, the amount of fluid would not be affected in the long-term. This is because the kidneys quickly excrete the excess in the form of urine. Likewise, if one did not get enough to drink, the body would hold on to its fluids and urinate less than usual. Causes of fluid retention? Excessive sodium intake, heart failure, kidney disease, liver disease, lymphatic disease, certain specific medication side effects, especially blood pressure meds, hormones such as a womans cycle or birth control or anyone using anabolic steroids or on corticosteroids. You are probably holding very little extra water. You are just no longer that lean. And you are not in the temporary dehydrated (fluid loss) state you manipulated in the last hours prior to and during competition! D. Harrington BSN, RN Cardiac Specialty
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 04:28:09 +0000
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