Some women may notice swelling from retaining fluid during their menstrual cycles.

Your body may retain excess fluid and not make enough red blood cells.

She also began to retain fluid and became so swollen that she had difficulty getting around.

Restrict your salt intake if you tend to retain fluid.

Mario was retaining fluid, because his kidneys had shut down.

Pregnant women near the end of their pregnancies often develop temporary symptoms when they retain fluid.

Weighing yourself each day to check for an increase in your weight, which may be a sign that you are retaining fluid.

If you're one of the 5 million Americans with heart failure, you may be retaining fluid because of your heart's poor pumping action.

If you consume too much sodium, it will cause your body to retain excess fluid.

As a result, the kidneys often respond by causing the body to retain fluid (water) and sodium.