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Furosemide is very harsh on the body when used every day. It will deplete thiamine, magnesium, Vit C, zinc B6, potassium, sodium and calcium. Losing B1 daily may contribute to MORE swelling due to beri-beri. Benfotiamine is a good form of thiamine to try. I'd start on 300mg a day for a while, as your husband may be very low. A good magnesium is SlowMag... this form is well absorbed orally. Avoid magnesium oxide as it won't be absorbed and instead it remains the bowel as a laxative. Eating potassium rich foods, or getting a supplement from the doctor is typical treatment when using furosemide daily. Treatment for ulcers usually includes an acid blocking drug and this interferes with B12 absorption. So that should be followed up with testing, and taking methylcobalamin daily on an empty stomach. 5mg to start if he is below 400pg/ml. Wine is problematic because it has congeners in it from fermentation. The yeasts will add aldehydes to stress his metabolism further that thiamine would normally take care of. But the furosemide is depleting B1 heavily for him. Alcohol itself is metabolized by Thiamine containing enzymes, so I think fixing this loss should be done ASAP. Quote:
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