Does Lasix Detox The Body?

Posted on Sun, 10 May 2015

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Question : Does Lasix detoxify the body ? I have CKD was stage 4 now stage 3...Belong to a gym 1 to 3 time a week or when possible. I take a lot of meds as told to by my nephrologist ? I also see a cardiologist and a General practitioner who all seem to communicate well with each other. I do have atrial fib...my heart ejection rate is 51%......I am a Medical Technologist and insist on seeing all of my test results. Which is OK with the Nephrologist and the GP reads all of the results to me when I see her. Just knowing and observing this helps me a lot. I feel that patient education is mandatory with CKD patients.

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Lasix only gets water out of the body. It doesn’t detoxify.

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this CKD that you have. I am happy to hear your doctors do communicate great and educate you. Like you mentioned, patient education is a vital part of treatment. Lasix main purpose is to help get rid of excess water that builds up in the system because the kidneys can no longer excrete the fluids normal. Detoxification if often done through dialysis whenever the doctors think your kidneys are also deficient getting rid of toxic material in the system.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.

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