Ladies - Remedy for retaining water

[Dax]

Seems my salt intake is on the high side lately, and I am all puffy and bloated..Is there any easy way to help relieve this without taking anything?

 

[PollyannaMom]

Does coffee count as "taking something" or just part of breakfast? It tends to help me.

And actually make sure you're drinking lots of water - counterintuitive, I know, but through the magic of science, it somehow works.

 

[NatashaDisneyCM]

green tea is a natural diuretic.

 

[golfgal]

Does coffee count as "taking something" or just part of breakfast? It tends to help me.

And actually make sure you're drinking lots of water - counterintuitive, I know, but through the magic of science, it somehow works.

I was going to say the same thing, flush the system with water.

 

[Ceila]

From what I've heard, the body often retains water because you have not taken in enough water. It kind of stores it "just in case." So, the best way to relieve the symptoms of retained water is to drink lots of water.

 

[Christine]

Coffee and tea are both diuretics. Sometimes after a "binge" day of bad foods I get puffy and awful feeling. Having some extra tea and drinking lots of water often gets me back to normal by the next day.

Also, stay away from the salty foods for a bit and take advantage of eating some of summer's best water-filled fruits like watermelon, cantaloupe, peaches, etc.

 

[Dax]

Water it is...Already have downed a bottle this morning, about to fill up and have another..

I can't stand coffee, and I dont have any tea handy at work, so water it is!

 

[Imzadi]

I don't know about the extra water. I clicked on this thread hoping for a solution, too. I had to drink a gallon of water right before having an ultrasound last week. I've been puffy & bloated since then - from drinking all that extra water.

 

[Christine]

I don't know about the extra water. I clicked on this thread hoping for a solution, too. I had to drink a gallon of water right before having an ultrasound last week. I've been puffy & bloated since then - from drinking all that extra water.

Yeah, I don't think a lot of water is going to help.

The key is diuretics--things that make you pee out the water already in you. Water itself is not a diuretic, but hopefully you won't retain regular old water either. Without having a diuretic, I don't think the OP will readily release the retained water/fluid.

 

[cabanafrau]

Asparagus can help a bit.

 

[mjkacmom]

No carb it for a few days.

 

[Imzadi]

No carb it for a few days.

That just makes a person constipated.

 

[Dax]

That just makes a person constipated.

Not always a bad thing honestly...I dont have a gall bladder, so I have what was dubbed on another thread about gall bladders "Dumping Syndrome". A few days of not going may be a good thing...

As for the water retention..I will rustle up some green tea, but not till I get home. I could choke down a cup of coffee, I normally drink a lot of soda..I have already downed a bottle of water, and been in the potty more times than I normally am, so maybe its helping..

 

[stsomewhere]

soak in a pool or tub of cool water. It does something to the cells that make them release the water. I read about it in a magazine a few weeks ago.

It worked for me. 2 night s in a row I went in our pool and the swelling/bloating is almost gone.

 

[gator75]

i had this issue for some reason last spring here is how i got rid of it. as crazy as it sounds drink more water you wouldn't think it would work but it does. the other thing is eat lots of melon water melon is the best it balances out the salt and water ratio in your body also try taking in things with potassium that really help balance out salt in your body it actually helps a great deal with water retention. and lastly its going to sound absurd but it works take a with your foot draw the alphabet in the air do it one foot at a time several times a day and it really does help.

 

[mjkacmom]

That just makes a person constipated.

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/07/13/low-carb-diet-h/

I know many who will do a no-carb for a few days to lose excess water weight or fit into something for an event. It really does work.

 

[AustinTink]

Have a cup of warm water with the juice of one whole lemon. It works immediately. I have a problem with sodium and end up bloated quite often. This is my go-to remedy. Works every time. In fact, I'm sipping one right now!