re: Lake ER after hours

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Most people know Steroid meds cause weight gain, but I didn't know it was b/c of water retention?

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Yes. They will cause sodium retention which causes volume retention.
That's the short term reason. Long term weight gain from them is entirely different.

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Would/Could a diuretic off set that?

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Yes. The question is "how much." It cannot be predicted across all patients with great accuracy. So a patient teetering on the edge may be pushed over (into heart failure). A patient who's well-controlled may not even notice.