Water Retention on TRT — What to do? | ON MEN Canada

 Adjusting dose, dosage, frequency, even mode of administration from IM to sub-Q is one way to deal with edema or water retention while on TRT.

Are There Natural Ways to Control Water Retention While on TRT?

Water retention can be controlled by a diet rich in potassium, magnesium and cutting back on Sodium.

How Much Magnesium and Potassium is Required per Day?

Both Magnesium and Potassium should be supplied by diet and the body does not make any naturally. Both are needed to regulate blood pressure which plays a role in water retention apart from other vital functions that each of them perform.

NIH Recommends the Following Daily Intake:

Magnesium:

Adults assigned male at birth — 400 to 420 milligrams of magnesium per day,

Adults assigned female at birth need 310 to 320 milligrams per day

Potassium:

Adults assigned male at birth — 3,400 milligrams

Adults assigned female at birth — 2,600 milligrams

Substituting Regular Salt

A very simple habit of replacing regular bleached table salt with Himalayan salt, or pink salt is a good thing. Himalayan salt is also mostly Sodium Chloride like regular table salt but has additional trace minerals including Potassium and Magnesium.

Sea salt and Celtic salt also can be substituted to regular salt.

Diet

A daily diet of consuming fruits, vegetables and grains which are high in Potassium and Magnesium is very easy to cultivate and delicious as well.

Salads with Celery, Parsley Beets topped with toasted flax seeds not only help increase potassium and magnesium, but the lignans and omega 3 fatty acids from flax seeds are also heart healthy.

Special mention of banana — contains both potassium and magnesium. Starting the day with a banana is an easy way to include both. A handful of nuts with low fat milk, whole grain cereal will help you start a healthy day.

List of foods that contain both Magnesium and Potassium:

Why does TRT Cause Water Retention or Edema?

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