Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 5/3/2021 8:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>>> You've obviously not known someone who was hospitalized for a
>>>> serious
>>>> heart condition.Â* Diuretics are prescribed to reduce and
>>>> prevent fluid
>>>> build up around the heart (among other places in the body).Â
>>>> My SO has
>>>> to take diuretics.Â* He hates it because they make him have to
>>>> urinate
>>>> all the damn time but excess fluid in the pericardium can be
>>>> extremely
>>>> dangerous.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> That's very different from normal fluid loss.Â* In the case you
>>> describe he would most likely be connected with a catherter from
>>> the
>>> bladder than normal urination... the urine would be collected,
>>> measured, and tested.Â* I doubt he'd be peeing into a toilet at
>>> will
>>> and flushing away the evidence.
>>
>> Evidence of what?Â* Of course he had a catheter when he was in
>> the hospital.Â* They gave him diuretics.Â* He still is supposed
>> to take them every few days to prevent more fluid rentention
>> around the heart and his extremities.Â* You should read up on the
>> subject.
>
>> Jill
>
> Perhaps he was training to be an astronaut.* They pee every two
> hours since in zero gravity they don't get the feeling normally and
> can fill the bladder causing other problems.* The urethra can get
> blocked.
>
> Once you get older you pee more often anyway.* On a long road trip
> my doctor says to stop every 1 1/2 hours to prevent DVTs.* Yeah, no
> problem.

Be sure to save your urine for Dr. Popeye.