Is there a way to control bloating from too much salt?

rhinomidget

On Saturday I'm going out with my friends for sushi (the saltiest food on the planet) and then on Sunday I'm going to a party in a dress that I'd prefer to not look pregnant in, haha..

Besides drinking water (how much should I drink to try and flush the sodium out of my system? I know that 7 - 8 glasses is recommended just for your normal, daily, life...but how much to avoid/get rid of bloating? ), what else can I do to avoid gaining 3 lbs in "salt weight"?

Liftng4Lis

Drink a lot of water.

JoanaMHill

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

Drink a lot of water.

This. Exercise might help, but the best way to feel less like a balloon after too much salt is to balance it out with water.

PinkyPan1

Try a warm cup of lemon water. The lemon water is a natural diuretic.

Kalikel

Death. If your body didn't add water to fight the salt, it would die. That's why it adds the water. If it didn't compensate, you could literally salt yourself to death, lol.

If you go back to a lower amount of salt and drink a normal amount of water, you'll be back to normal in no time. Don't force too much water in because that's not healthy, either. You could also water yourself to death if you drank enough. People have done it. It's not easy, but can be done.

When you've taken in too much salt, your body will actually make you thirstier. It happens naturally and you may not even notice it. Trust your body because it knows what it's doing.

I'm bloated today, too. I think Disney adds extra salt to it's food so people will buy those expensive waters in their parks.

I love you, salt, but you're braking my heart: http://sodiumbreakup.heart.org/sodium-411/

erickirb

Water and more potassium to offset the sodium potassium balance