How can I limit the fluids I drink if I have heart failure?
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Intermountain Healthcare answered:If you have heart failure, limiting fluids can ease edema (swelling) and lighten the workload on your heart. Generally, limit your fluid intake to 2 liters (2,000 mL) per day. (Check with your healthcare provider to be sure.)
Use these tips for limiting your fluids:
- Sip a small bottle of water throughout the day.
- Fight thirst by using lip salve/gloss, sucking on ice chips, eating frozen grapes or hard candies, chewing sugar-free gum, or using mouth swabs.
If you have heart failure, limiting fluids can ease edema (swelling) and lighten the workload on your heart. Generally, limit your fluid intake to 2 liters (2,000 mL) per day. (Check with your healthcare provider to be sure.) Use these tips... More -
Brigham and Women's Hospital answered:If you have heart failure, your doctor or nurse may want you to measure all of the fluids that you drink including anything that becomes liquid at room temperature. If it melts, like ice cream, it is a liquid. Ask your doctor or nurse what your fluid limit is.
Things you can do if you need to limit fluids:
- Measure drinks in a measuring cup before you drink them.
- Use gum or sugar free mints to quench your thirst.
- Chill drinks to make them more refreshing.
If you have heart failure, your doctor or nurse may want you to measure all of the fluids that you drink including anything that becomes liquid at room temperature. If it melts, like ice cream, it is a liquid. Ask your doctor or nurse what... More
