Unable to flush water from my body
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tanushrin
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Ok so here is my story
I have been trying to loose weight for a long time. Without any luck. I am 73 Kilos. I have asked the doctor done a couple of tests no luck.
Finally my weight is shifting but very very slow. I am on a low carb low sodium diet. I amt rying to cut salts. I tried a detox diet for a week. What I see is that I am unable to flush water from my system which is what happens when you detox. I drink more than 3 lit water some days and I dont go and pee it out as often as I should with that much water. I drink Green tea regularly that too has not helped acting like a diuretic and releasing the water.
I tried a diuretic from the doctor and had a whoosh. But I cannot take it all the time.
I am not sure what is wrong and what needs to be tested. I feel like the fat in the fat cells have left my body but the water filled in the cells are just not leaving my system.. I have tried numerous natural diuretics.
I am unable to see weight loss trying so hard.
I also do not sweat like droplets of sweat. I tried Sauna a couple of times and still no sweat. I tried Lymphatic massage and no changes.
Please help if anyone knows what can be done.
I have been trying to loose weight for a long time. Without any luck. I am 73 Kilos. I have asked the doctor done a couple of tests no luck.
Finally my weight is shifting but very very slow. I am on a low carb low sodium diet. I amt rying to cut salts. I tried a detox diet for a week. What I see is that I am unable to flush water from my system which is what happens when you detox. I drink more than 3 lit water some days and I dont go and pee it out as often as I should with that much water. I drink Green tea regularly that too has not helped acting like a diuretic and releasing the water.
I tried a diuretic from the doctor and had a whoosh. But I cannot take it all the time.
I am not sure what is wrong and what needs to be tested. I feel like the fat in the fat cells have left my body but the water filled in the cells are just not leaving my system.. I have tried numerous natural diuretics.
I am unable to see weight loss trying so hard.
I also do not sweat like droplets of sweat. I tried Sauna a couple of times and still no sweat. I tried Lymphatic massage and no changes.
Please help if anyone knows what can be done.
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Low carb and low salt is a BAD idea. You need MORE salt on a low carb diet.
I'll let others comment on detoxing.25 -
Why are you trying so hard to lose water weight? Do you have a medical condition that causes bloating?12
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This sounds dangerous, please return to your doctor for help asap10
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Inadequate kidney function is an issue to address with your doctor.
If your doctor said your kidneys are fine, maybe stop worrying so much about 'flushing water' since we all carrying a varying amount of water all the time.16 -
monkeefan1974 wrote: »This sounds dangerous, please return to your doctor for help asap
They did a bunch of tests no idea what is happening.2 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Low carb and low salt is a BAD idea. You need MORE salt on a low carb diet.
I'll let others comment on detoxing.
This was the only thing that seems to shift my weight
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I'm not sure I understand what is wrong. Did your doctor tell you that you are bloated or carrying an unusually large amount of water weight? Why do you think you need to lose water?15
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Basic questions, how many calories are you eating? Are you exercising? Do you use a food scale? How tall are you?12
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How tall are you?
You said that your doctor can't find what is wrong. Does that mean that your doctor doesn't think anything is wrong with you or that she thinks there is something wrong but hasn't figured out what it is yet?
When you say that your weight is shifting but very slowly, what do you mean by that? How many pounds have you lost during each of the last four weeks?4 -
I'm a bit at a loss re the water thing too. As the poster above said about carrying unusually large amount of water weight - are you? And how do you know? Are you super swollen? Like ankles and stuff?
This is just the first Google link that came up when I Googled it but seems to have some reasonable info re water retention: https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/weight/how-recognize-reduce-water-retention-edema/
If it's just difficulty in losing weight and therefore assuming it's all water's fault, maybe you need to address some of the basics as psuLemon above mentioned.
Good luck with it all!
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If all of your medical tests are negative, what makes you think you have excess water to flush from your body?9
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Ok so here is my story
I have been trying to loose weight for a long time. Without any luck. I am 73 Kilos. I have asked the doctor done a couple of tests no luck.
Finally my weight is shifting but very very slow. I am on a low carb low sodium diet. I amt rying to cut salts. I tried a detox diet for a week. What I see is that I am unable to flush water from my system which is what happens when you detox. I drink more than 3 lit water some days and I dont go and pee it out as often as I should with that much water. I drink Green tea regularly that too has not helped acting like a diuretic and releasing the water.
I tried a diuretic from the doctor and had a whoosh. But I cannot take it all the time.
I am not sure what is wrong and what needs to be tested. I feel like the fat in the fat cells have left my body but the water filled in the cells are just not leaving my system.. I have tried numerous natural diuretics.
I am unable to see weight loss trying so hard.
I also do not sweat like droplets of sweat. I tried Sauna a couple of times and still no sweat. I tried Lymphatic massage and no changes.
Please help if anyone knows what can be done.
This is a recipe for an electrolyte imbalance. Increased water intake, low carb and low sodium intake, plus diuretics? Dangerous.
If you want to lose weight, it's about calorie intake. How many calories are you eating?19 -
Oh by the way - I hardly sweat in saunas too. Takes me AGES to sweat. Especially in a dry sauna. In an infrared sauna I tend to sweat quicker but it still takes a good 15 minutes before any sweat breaks out, so don't take lack of sweat in a sauna as a water retention measurement.2
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Hard to understand if you, in fact, have a problem if you don't tell us your height.
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Ok so here is my story
I have been trying to loose weight for a long time. Without any luck. I am 73 Kilos. I have asked the doctor done a couple of tests no luck.
Finally my weight is shifting but very very slow. I am on a low carb low sodium diet. I amt rying to cut salts. I tried a detox diet for a week. What I see is that I am unable to flush water from my system which is what happens when you detox. I drink more than 3 lit water some days and I dont go and pee it out as often as I should with that much water. I drink Green tea regularly that too has not helped acting like a diuretic and releasing the water.
I tried a diuretic from the doctor and had a whoosh. But I cannot take it all the time.
I am not sure what is wrong and what needs to be tested. I feel like the fat in the fat cells have left my body but the water filled in the cells are just not leaving my system.. I have tried numerous natural diuretics.
I am unable to see weight loss trying so hard.
I also do not sweat like droplets of sweat. I tried Sauna a couple of times and still no sweat. I tried Lymphatic massage and no changes.
Please help if anyone knows what can be done.
First of all you need water for your body to function. And unless you're trying to tell us that you haven't peed in ages trust me, you are flushing water.
Get rid of the idea of detoxes, enemas and trying to get every ounce of water out of your body. If the weight is not moving you're not in a calorie deficit. If it's moving slowly, you're in a small deficit. That's really what it comes down to. Get yourself a food scale, learn how to use the database here, and give yourself a month of honest tracking. 73 kilos/160lbs is already a low weight. Depending on your stats, dropping more might not be a good idea.14 -
What would be the purpose of "flushing water"? It's not going to make "fat" go away, which is what I assume you want. Trying to manipulate water and oppose what your body is trying to do with it is fool's gold.
What do you think happens to your body when you do "flush water"? You might lose a few pounds.....of water.
Does the result on the scale really mean anything in that case?
It sounds like your chasing everything but the thing you need: a caloric deficit.
I recommend you start with that and not worry about your body regulating its water content. It's designed to do that and you should be thankful that it works that way.8 -
Is it just that's worried or is a reputable doctor worried as well?
Unless your doctors are actually worried about you retaining fluids, there's likely nothing wrong physically. Psychologically you might have some things to deal with given the extremes you're going through to presumably unnecessarily lose (potential) water weight, but I suspect you're fine physically.8 -
if your doctor said your tests are fine.. you could just be obsessing and have a distorted view of what's going on. Eat healthy.. exercise.. sleep... give things time and you will lose weight.5
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »Low carb and low salt is a BAD idea. You need MORE salt on a low carb diet.
I'll let others comment on detoxing.
This was the only thing that seems to shift my weight
Yes, your weight shifted while you were on your week long detox diet not because of the detox, but because you probably consumed very low calories. Now that you aren't "detoxing" anymore, and your eating more again, you are probably eating more than you think. So it doesn't matter how much water you drink. If you are eating too much, you weight will not shift. You have to go back to being in a calorie deficit. Not eating very low calories, just be in a reasonable deficit.7
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