What are the common sign and symptoms of water retention in the abdomen?
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Right from sudden weight gain, to a distended (swollen) abdomen, to having breathing difficulty when lying down, to diminished appetite, abdominal pain, bloating, nausea and vomiting, are the signs of water retention in abdomen. Water retention is generally not harmful but it can be a sign of an underlying condition. Simple lifestyle changes can bring some relief from the symptoms.
What is the major reason for water retention in the abdomen?
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Many diseases may affect the liver directly or as a consequence of an illness or disease that begins in another organ. Apart from fatty liver disease and cirrhosis, hepatitis and other infections may lead to fluid accumulation.
Apart from few major reasons, water retention in the abdomen can also happen due to chronic alcohol consumption.
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Consuming alcohol on a regular basis causes the development of liver cirrhosis and fluid accumulation. This is the most important and common cause of liver failure. In the beginning, it is fatty liver but slowly the fat keeps on accumulating over the liver cells, hampering their functions and suffocating them.
How is Ayurveda treatment for water retention different from allopathic treatment?
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Ayurveda focuses on keeping the body in a state of balance by using nutrition, diet, lifestyle, herbs, and spices, managing seasonal changes in the environment, and improving mental health. In Ayurveda, the focus is on prevention of disease and to find the root cause to bring the body back into balance.
Ayurveda popularly uses herbs and spices to cure diseases related to the liver.
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Ayurveda only relies on herbs and spices to treat the patients. It has the perfect combination of different herbal remedies for water retention and to reduce swelling all over the body. Some herbs that are majorly used to treat this condition are Boerhaavia diffusa (creeper plant), Zingiber officinale (ginger), Piper longum (long pepper), Piper nigrum (black pepper), and Emblica officinalis (amla fruit).
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