Should a patient continue to drink fluids throughout the day and evening or should he reduce or stop fluid intake in the evening?
The advantage of taking fluids (particularly water) after seed implantation is that it dilutes and neutralizes the urine pH. Concentrated or acidic urine can be irritating. The disadvantage of taking larger amounts of fluid than normal is that it means more urination, possibly increased episodes of urgency and having to get up more times at night. In general, more fluid is not necessarily better. What fluid a patient takes may be more important. Fluids that cause the urine the to be acidic (fruit juices, coffee etc.) probably should be kept to a minimum. Everyone is different though, and often even these fluids do not cause any problems, so each patient needs to test them himself and adjust. In medical school there is a maxim, called the resident rule: “Ask the patient what he was doing before this symptom started.. Then tell him to stop doing that”. Common sense.
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