> >Any ideas for a diuretic that won't affect milk supply?
>
> Does drinking a lot of water really reduce edema?
>

Drinking enough water will actually make *water* act as a diuretic.

I believe the MD was suggesting that the mom drink lots of water to
replace *into* the circulatory system what the diuretic was taking *out*
of the tissue cells and circulatory system, not that drinking water
would reduce the edema.

Katharine West, BSN, MPH
Sherman Oaks, CA