Can your AF cause a diuretic not to work?

Ok, so I'm almost 4 months PP (on the 31st) and I still have water weight on me...and yes, my kidneys, liver, etc....are all fine and were tested a week ago. Anyway, I'm currently on a prescription diuretic called Triamterene and it WAS working VERY well - well, that is until my period started last Sunday. I'm taking it and still urinating must as much but can't get this water weight off - oh, and because of my period, I've gained 5lbs..>>>ARRRGH! Now I have 25 lbs to lose instead of 20. DAMMIT!

So can diuretics not work during your period but start working again afterwards on account of water weight you can't avoid during that time of the month?

I was talking to my sis about water weight last night... I'm having a problem with water retention now. She gains a lot when she starts, too... she said at times it looks like she's six months prego, but after AF leaves she's back to her normal weight again... I'm sure your meds will kick back in =) I would ask your doc though... There's also natural diuretics (sp?) you can eat... like green beans and asparagus (no salt) ... and my doc told me to eat brocoli... I don't know if that's one, or if he just wants me to start eating healthier =)

Quoting Meredith & Landon:“ I was talking to my sis about water weight last night... I'm having a problem with water retention now. ... [snip!] ... salt) ... and my doc told me to eat brocoli... I don't know if that's one, or if he just wants me to start eating healthier =)”

Well, I've been eating healthy for months but still have this water weight on me and I can tell in my ankles that I still have more - especially since in one day, gained 3lbs to start out with - you'd have to literally eat 10,500 calories in ONE day to gain that much - I literally don't eat that many calories in 15 days, maybe more.

It's just frustrating when you're trying to get this weight off by August 7th when I go to Chciago.....my friends don't care because they're great and they know I just had a baby, but they're all also really skinny.