what is the best way to get rid of water retention?

Question

I have been a bit bloated lately and was wondering in anyone knows good ways to get rid of the water weight...I try and stay aways from salty foods and I drink lots of water already. Any suggestions??

Answer 1

Alfalfa is a natural diuretic. It's great to use when getting that extra puffiness without the side-effects of drugs.

I recommend using organic, pesticide-free tablets.

Answer 2

Water Retention - Edema
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Prevention
Prevention of edema means preventing the cause. Smoking is the No. 1 cause of chronic lung disease. Congestive heart failure most often is due to coronary artery disease and high blood pressure. To avoid leg swelling on long trips or due to long hours at a desk job, stand up and walk around often; ideally you should get up once per hour. If not possible, then exercise your feet and lower legs while sitting. This will help the veins move blood back toward the heart.

When you repeatedly take laxatives, diuretics or vomit, your body will adapt to being constantly dehydrated by learning to retain more fluid than usual. When you stop these behaviors and start to take a normal diet, your body may continue to retain fluids until it learns that adequate fluid will be available, then it will release the extra fluid. People who abuse laxatives or vomit regularly are at the greatest risk for alternating between dehydration and edema.

It may take from 2 to 6 weeks following long term dehydration for your body to get used to being normally hydrated again and flush out the extra fluid it has been retaining.

Treatment
Treatment focuses on correcting the underlying cause of the fluid accumulation. In addition, a low-salt diet and avoiding excess fluid intake usually helps. If you are not short of breath, elevation of the legs above the level of your heart will also keep swelling down. A low dose of a diuretic (water pill) used sparingly might be added in some cases.

For swollen ankles and feet caused by pregnancy from the enlarged uterus pushing on the vena cava, elevation of the legs and not lying on your back (either side) helps blood flow and decreases swelling.

Most patients with mild leg edema due to varicose veins can be treated with periodic leg elevation and support (compression) stockings. Sometimes surgery is needed to improve the flow of blood through the leg veins.

Also, no matter what the underlying cause of edema, any swollen area of the body should be protected from pressure, injury and extreme temperatures. The skin over swollen legs becomes more fragile over time. Cuts, scrapes and burns take much longer to heal and are more prone to infection when skin has edema underneath.

Answer 3

After 10 years of struggling with all sorts of creams and pills to treat this embarrassing problem I was able to get rid of my varicose veins by using natural healing methods and alternative herbal home remedies.

Read Diane Thompson's "Varicose Veins Secrets" (also available in electronic format at: http://www.varicoseveinscure.org ). By following this guide book I was able to eradicate my varicose veins pretty fast. God bless!

Answer 4

Take diuretics (water pills). They are both available with or without prescription.

There's no reason to take laxatives. They can do more harm than good.

Answer 5

Lemon juice in your water.

Grapefruit eaten as the fruit ( not the juice)

Look for hidden salt in some cheeses, and in canned veg, canned soups, frozen meals.........etc

Answer 6

they have pills for that. take a few laxatives or lactaid pills too. also, stretch


i had a lot of water retention during my pregnancy.