Diuretic foods or supplements having nothing to do with lowering body fat, but will help the body to release fluid. There are certain herbs and foods that are natural diuretics. Including these foods in your diet can assist in alleviating fluid retention.
NOTE: Diuretic supplements should no be taken for more than a few days. Important minerals and nutrients can also be flushed out with the fluids. A better answer is to maintain good diet and plenty of exercise.
People who suffer from kidney or liver disorders, heart disease, or hypertension are sometimes prescribed diuretic drugs. Note that this is prescription-only.
The following foods and herbs are know to have diuretic properties:
Other foods (common in the Western diet) also have a diuretic effect:
A diuretic diet plan can help to alleviate symptoms of PMS - such as bloating and headaches.
Breakfast
Low fat natural yogurt with fresh fruit
Lunch
Asparagus soup
Slice of whole grain bread
Orange
Dinner
Serving of baked chicken (with garlic and lemon juice)
Steamed broccoli and carrot
Small Banana and slice of melon
Look for other healthy recipes here.
I may have a start of gout. I take an HCTZ medication and may cause gout. I was told to eat more diuretic foods and drink water. I have been told they might have to change my medication.
This is all good to somebody like me… a few people i know are planning on me to be clean for an upcomming pee test.
Max, try having some honey at night before going to sleep. It will give you such deep sleep that you will not need to get up to urinate.
What does a diuretic do exactly medically speaking….if I drink this UTI formulated drink, with Juniper berries extract and marshmallow root and dandelion as well, I am forever having to urinate, I mean like every hour it seems, is because of the medicinal effect these herbs have, and they are flushing my system out, I take it……However, sometimes I feel irritated down there, because of the urinating factor, however, I have no infection in urine??? Possibly am I over doing it and causing irritation to my system?
I SUFFER FROM WHAT IS REFERRED AS “BASHFULL BLADDER SYNDRUME”. I LIKE TO TRAVEL BUT CANNOT URINATE IN AIRPLANE BATHROOMS. LONG FLIGHTS ARE IMPOSSIBLE. I AVOID DRINKING BEFORE FLIGHTS. ANY OTHER FOODS OR DRINKS TO AVOID?
LATELY I TAKE SLEEPING PILLS TO AVOID THE NEED TO URINATE.
ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
MAX
FYI~
Keep in mind that anytime you eat fruits AFTER a meal, they can cause bloating and gas. Fruit is best and most quickly digested on an empty stomach. If it sits in the stomach with other foods, it delays getting into the digestive tract and can rot and release gases.
I have the opposite problem of most people. I need a list of diaretic foods, so that I can avoid them. If I eat Spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, watermelon,(all of which, I LOVE) etc I am up all night going to the bathroom or suffering with terrible muscle cramps.
i apmed up my coffe intake and for some reason i feel less bloted in tha abdoman area, coz i keep going to the toilet.
Caffeine is no longer thought to be diuretic. Recent science suggests it is just the liquid intake, not the caffeine. Also, DMDM’s advice to see a doctor is well taken! Swollen ankles are not a minor issue here.
If you have elephant ankles you should be checked for Elephantitis - it is caused by a insect bite usually in a tropical country.
If you find yourself with lots of water retention all the time, very heavy ankles, swollen hands, puffy eyes, please get yourself to a doctor. You may have congestive heart failure or kidney disease. You need to rule out any health problems before trying to self-medicate.
caffiene is a diuretic, so anything that has caffiene is a diuretic, alcohol is also a diuretic, hope this helps
Are common Green teas Diuretic.
Coffee? not sure either..But all together very helpful info, green tea’s great to. Good comments girls and boys?, thanks to all.
I am eating 3 kiwi fruits every morning on an empty stomach and for me this is the best diuretics.
Good luck to y’all
Hope this detox doet works, ’cause I’m freakin’ out with my belly like a balloon!
Are avacados a natural diuretic? I live in Hawaii and have been od’ing on a great crop. The water is pouring out of me, and the only difference in my diet is the avacados. I also eat lots of lilikoi [passion fruit] and pineapple, but this is my first big avacado crop…
Leek is good too.
I retain water in my abdomen, a condition named ascities due to breast caner. Any suggestions?
Coffee a diuretic?
Thank you.
Courgettes, boiled or fried but still firm, are a powerful diuretic - I know, many times a night!
I have struggled with water retention on my ankles forever…yet I eat extremely healthy,am slim and muscular.I find that SUGAR…..DAIRY PRODUCTS…….BREAD……..MEATS……..ALL BAD!BECOME A VEGAN,WHO EATS RAW PLANT FOODS 90% OF YOUR DIET,AND DRINK 6-8 GLASSES OF WATER A DAY……WALK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE,DO A MINI WORK-OUT 3 TIMES PER WEEK,USE STEVIA INSTEAD OF SUGAR,AVOID ANY ACID FOODS..THINK POSITIVE
I will definetly try eating/avoiding some of the listed foods.
2 kgs increase in weight overnight, plus “elephants ankles” with aches, have become the norm, so I feel I MUST help myself. I am asing for input. Please help. sincerely bamosley@kol.co.nz
Mango and lemon and ginger are also diuretics.
i always thought that apples were a diuretic food.
thank you that was a very helpful article for me.
July 2nd, 2009
Well, have you heard of slimming coffee??
I’m actually researching on it. making sure that it is safe because it is very famous in some Asian countries.
Many slimming products have claimed results. But the latest in that line of fad is the slimming coffee. There are a lot of brands available and so far, i have seen or heard little difference of them among each other.
Of course we know of the drugs and how they function. Some solely increase the metabolism rate of a person. Others inhibit the absorption of fat resulting to fat excretion in feces and urine. This kind of product does not do that. I think that was why a lot of people have joined their growing fan-base.
It is said to absorb little amount of the fat you take in and eventually suppress your appetite. It also has effects such a whitening and smoothening of the skin. Health effects such as good heart circulation, cure for Low BP, and it serves as anti-aging and anti-cancer.
However one effect of it is that you’ll feel somewhat dehydrated most of the time. So, sellers best recommend that whoever takes this drink, also incorporate water in their diet. Aside from that, light-headedness is felt especially during the start of the treatment.
It tells people that they can lose pounds and even inches off your waist. Results are seen in as early as three days to one week.(of course, results vary depending on existing weight and other factors) The drink should be taken 30 minutes before the first meal of the day and eating should follow thereafter. If not, you’ll vomit.
The dehydrating factor kind of led me to the thinking that this drink will affect the kidney in some way. People always tell that regular intakes of water should be taken so that the toxins in the body can easily be removed.
Although I sounded like I was advertising this product, well, I’m not. I’m just curious and I wanted to know if this is just to good to be true especially if numerous accounts of users have flaunted staggering results. I’,m also concerned that the long term effect will eventually catch up to the body and what sounded like good news is actually just a hoax.