What can you use as a natural diuretic?

[Lostmessage]

I feel bloated all over and I need to find a natural diuretic to get rid of some of this bloat.

[onebigbadwulf]

1. Distilled water

;)


Oh and alchohol is a wonderful diuretic

[Lostmessage]

2. What kind of alcohol?

I am willing to get drunk to get rid of some of this bloat.

[JitterbugPerfume]

3. asparagus

eat asparagus and drink lots of water

[mark0rama]

10. As a special bonus...

...when you do pee, the asparagus will make it smell funny.

[bearfan454]

29. Asparagus cleans out your system.

It makes your urine stink real bad too.

[junker]

9. distilled water is bad for kidneys and strips minerals .

it is a chemistry thing, if'n the water ain't got no minerals in it (electrolytes) and your stomach lining does, well, them minerals will desert like GW and you'll pee them away. So watch out for distilled/demineralized water.

Also distilled water consumption causes kidney stones, and aggrevates the condition in those already with them.

[RC]

15. Pssst, I got this bridge for sale...

[nuxvomica]

27. Huh? References?

According to Your Body's Many Cries for Water by F. Batmanghelidji M.D., distilled water is the best because it's the best solvent and that's primarily what the body uses water for. If there are soluble minerals in the stomach lining aren't they biologically unavailable to begin with and therefore should be leeched out of the body? And regarding kidney stones, I would think that the condition would be improved by increased leeching in otherwise healthy kidneys.

[Demobrat]

4. Cranberry juice.

*

[stanwyck]

14. Second on the cranberry juice

or grapefruit juice. Cranberry is easier to digest.

[junker]

5. Parsley. Effective, quick, and short half life.

It wears off quick too. Not too much. Check an ayurveda site for your body type (vatta, pitta, kapha) to determine dosage.

Good in combo with garlic for water retention due to fever.

Fresh, not dried. grind up in a small smoothie or eat as une salad.

[1monster]

6. Unsweetened tea or coffee without cream...

Both contain caffeine and caffeine is a natural diuretic.

edit: spell checker told me it was spelled wrong, but wouldn't change the spelling! :shrug:

[Bertha Venation]

7. tea, any kind of tea, works for me. n/t

[INTELBYTES]

8. Beer!

[Cuban_Liberal]

11. Coffee or tea. n/t

[Philosophy]

12. Green grapes

They work for me. Especially ones that aren't ripe yet. You have to eat alot though.

[absolutezero]

13. caffiene

n/t

[davsand]

16. Watermelon.

Works great. Be sure and eat banannas too--any diuretic will pull down your potassium level to some extent!

Laura

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. You should talk to a doctor...

...to determine what is causing the bloat. That can affect the treatment. Any home remedies you undertake may be the wrong thing.

[Lostmessage]

18. I had a friend come to town yesterday

Every time she visits I bloat up.

[Lostmessage]

19. Thank you everyone I just went out and bought everything

I am going to make some asparagus and a cocktail with a cranberry and grapefruit backup and a beer chaser.

[RebelOne]

20. Wine, wine, lots of wine.

Hey, it works for me.

[Lostmessage]

21. I just pulled a bottle of Champagne out of my fridge

I didn't even know it was in the back and I am going to drink the cheap stuff.

[mykpart]

22. BEER!

Beer, beer, beer.

[Lostmessage]

23. Good Idea

I will be peeing like a racehorse in no time.

[Dogmudgeon]

24. Fast

After six or seven hours, your body will run low on glucose, and you'll "dump" fluid. If you have something better to do, you won't notice you're hungry again until about 12-15 hours after your last meal.

Don't worry about losing minerals. It's easy to replace minerals.

--bkl

[RebelOne]

25. Wine works for me.

[buddhamama]

26. dandelion root works well

and it is good for you.

it shouldn't be too difficult to find a tea that contains dandelion root.

[bearfan454]

28. Luzianne iced tea with lemon only, no sugar

It makes me piss my brains out.