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My body seems to retain water excessively. I gain about 4 pounds in a day, and seems to be mostly water weight, because if I don t drink water for a day I don t see that weight gain. What would causes that water retention?I am a 40 year old healthy male. I workout 5 hours a week.Thanks,Sam
HI well come to HCM This is not the case until and unless you have some clinical symptoms you can not say that this is the retention of water better to get done serum electrolyte test and renal function test this would clear the doubt, take care.
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What Causes Water Retention In The Body?
HI well come to HCM This is not the case until and unless you have some clinical symptoms you can not say that this is the retention of water better to get done serum electrolyte test and renal function test this would clear the doubt, take care.