why not just drink water?
Pills filled with water will deliver less water than cups filled with water. Dafuq?
I think by water pill OP means not ones that contain water
I'm assuming you mean like a diuretic, right?
why not just drink water? Not answering my question
I'm assuming you mean like a diuretic, right? yea
I think by water pill OP means not ones that contain water but ones that help you release fluid. I don't know anything much about them but do you drink lots of water and do you eat too much sodium? Drink more and watch your salt intake. That might help with the issue.
- Muscle cramps or weakness. You piss out the salt, but you also piss out the potassium...I have to consume mass quantities of potassium in my diet to make up for this.
- Muscle cramps or weakness. You piss out the salt, but you also piss out the potassium...I have to consume mass quantities of potassium in my diet to make up for this. How do you consume 'mass quantities of potassium'? My mum takes diuretics for her blood pressure, and was talking about some of the side effects, I suggested she might need more potassium in her diet, and her friend who is a retired nurse agreed with me, but apart from leafy greens I wasn't sure what to suggest she eat to get more potassium.
A natural water pill might mean something containing just natural ingredients instead of synthetic. Like maybe parsley in a powdered form which I bought just today! I also bought some parsley tea. It's WORKING!! I had really swollen ankles all through the holidays and I took the tea first and lots of water to help flush. I think I might just have hit on something! Go to your health foods store and look for Parsley Tea. Let me know how it works for you!
Uh, no. It's not a good idea to hijack your body's water balance. Eat potassium rich foods and drink more water instead.
Weight loss is a highly controversial use of water pills. Water is heavy and can contribute to a puffy or overweight appearance, so removing excess water is one way to shed pounds and look a little trimmer. Celebrities often use techniques to shed water weight before photo shoots and other events for this reason. Using diuretics in this way is problematic for multiple reasons. They can create electrolyte imbalances because of how they affect sodium and potassium levels, which can cause problems such as muscle cramps and irregular heartbeat. Problems such as dizziness and fainting can happen if dehydration and a drop in blood pressure are too extreme. Lastly, the body naturally will try to replenish its supply of water once diuretic use ends, so weight loss under this method is not sustainable. Psychologists and psychiatrists are especially concerned about the use of both water pills and laxatives in cases of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Even though these medications are not meant to be taken for an extremely long time even in cases of medical necessity, individuals suffering from these conditions use them over extended periods to keep weight as low as possible. Stopping the use often means working through intense mental and behavioral issues such as distorted body image.
What do you think about natural water pills for a person w/ no medical conditions but is feeling bloated and retaining water? Not all the time but occasionally.
