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Healthy way of getting rid of retained water?!

StephanieKidd83
StephanieKidd83 Posts: 41 Member
edited January 3 in Health and Weight Loss
Is there a healthy way to get rid of retained water?? I woke up this morning and my hands were swollen and I felt extra huge!! Help? THANK YOU!!

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  • guardian419
    guardian419 Posts: 391 Member
    Less salt, more sweat :D
  • EnchantedEvening
    EnchantedEvening Posts: 671 Member
    Water with lots of lemon

    Green tea

    Reduce your sodium for a couple days
  • EmCeeKayla
    EmCeeKayla Posts: 53 Member
    Sounds stupid but yeah, drink more water :)
  • Goal_Driven
    Goal_Driven Posts: 371 Member
    Fight water with water! :)
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
    Yup, get that sodium down and start drinking lots of straight water flush it all out.
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    What they said...a lot of water, no or little salt, and I like to take a Diurex on the particularly bloated days (like time of the month days)...obviously a temporary solution only but it does work.
  • StephanieKidd83
    StephanieKidd83 Posts: 41 Member
    Got it! Less salt/sodium, more water and more sweat!! Thank you!!!! :)
  • bsuew
    bsuew Posts: 628 Member
    agree with all responses. I was having the same problems. I added sodium to my tickler and I was eatting toooooo much sodium. Even diet soda's have sodium :( That and drink all your water even more than you think you could hold! It's helped me.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    Also eating whole, healthy foods and fewer carbs help reduce water retention. It's not 100% sodium.
  • Fairysoul
    Fairysoul Posts: 1,361 Member
    Drink water.
  • LovelyLifter
    LovelyLifter Posts: 560 Member
    Peeing

    it helps
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    Peeing

    it helps
    FTW (I wrote that on your message before coming in here....LOL) \m/
  • LovelyLifter
    LovelyLifter Posts: 560 Member
    Peeing

    it helps
    FTW (I wrote that on your message before coming in here....LOL) \m/

    great minds my dear great minds :drinker:
  • kr1stadee
    kr1stadee Posts: 1,774 Member
    I drink 1 L of water with 1 tbsp of lemon juice mixed in it once a week, or if I eat out. I find it helps!
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Drink more water!
  • rowdylibrarian
    rowdylibrarian Posts: 251 Member
    Just curious, but why does the lemon in the water help?
  • lewcompton
    lewcompton Posts: 881 Member
    1. Cut the sodium way down...
    2. Drink lots of water, natural diuretic...
    3. Exercise and sweat it out...
  • gothicfires
    gothicfires Posts: 240 Member
    also talk to your doctor. if it is right for you, they could prescribe a diuretic.
  • EnchantedEvening
    EnchantedEvening Posts: 671 Member
    Just curious, but why does the lemon in the water help?
    Lemon is a natural diuretic.
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