Natural Remedy for Water Retention?

LPinTheD
LPinTheD Posts: 129
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all... I drink at least 8 glasses water/day, and I usually stay under my sodium limit daily, but I still feel like I'm retaining water all the time. Does anyone know of a natural remedy to help me lose this bloaty feeling? I'm healthy and take no medications other than a multivitamin and fish oil supplement daily. Thanks :)

PS - It's not just during TOM that I feel this way, it's every day. And it's not true edema, just "puffiness".

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  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    Green tea is a natural diuretic, I have also heard the same about eating pineapple and eating cucumbers.
  • sciencenerd2011
    sciencenerd2011 Posts: 37
    It may sound gross, so I apologize in advance, but I use the color of my urine as a guide. If it is very light yellow to colorless, you know you are drinking enough water. If it is yellow-dark yellow-orange, you need to drink more water. I don't know if this helps, but hopefully it does a little.
  • Sl1ghtly
    Sl1ghtly Posts: 855 Member
    Maybe you could try drinking less water.
  • LPinTheD
    LPinTheD Posts: 129
    Green tea is a natural diuretic, I have also heard the same about eating pineapple and eating cucumbers.

    I drink green tea every morning... but thanks :)
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