Too much water going in, but not enought coming out!

[Lepearle]

Hello again Atkiners yeap! just like it says in the tittle i am drinking way too much water like 215oz a day and i don't see much coming out (pee) and i am scared that my body is retaining most of it. My co-worker said that i should take some water pills... that it should help me get rid of the excess water. Does anyone know about this? and if so can you tell me the name of the pills and is it over the counter? Thanks

[flpooh19701]

Re: Too much water going in, but not enought coming out!

Well, I have to admit I on occasion have this same problem. I can't figure out why but I have myself a little secret weapon.. my blood pressure medicine has a diuretic in it. Since I have been taking them I haven't had this problem. YEs you can get them over the counter. I believe they are by the midol and such. That said, I'm not so sure you should depend on them but they will certainly give you some relief. My advise would be that if you continue to have the problem consistently mention it to your doc. It could just be TOM but it never hurts to talk to the doc about it.

[BigSmooth]

Re: Too much water going in, but not enought coming out!

Too much sodium?

[hrgillespie]

Re: Too much water going in, but not enought coming out!

Cabbage is a great natural diuretic!

[BonnieRose16]

Re: Too much water going in, but not enought coming out!

Just make sure if you are taking any medications none of them can be affected by a diuretic... I take one that does so no matter how bloated I get I can't do a thing about it... but I might have to try cabbage... never tried that before!

[gman]

Re: Too much water going in, but not enought coming out!

Le Pearle-

Don't want to cry wolf, but thought I should offer this just to be safe:

Water intoxication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Heard about it re: marathon runners.

Glenn

[Lepearle]

Re: Too much water going in, but not enought coming out!

Thank you guys for all the vital information given

[sugarsack]

Re: Too much water going in, but not enought coming out!

it is very hard to over dose on water.. our bodies can handle 32 oz of water per hour.. unless you are chugging a gallon at a time you should be ok with the amount of water you are drinking... also if you are consistant with your intake your body will get used to it... my problem is that i drink 64 oz per day (for example) then one day during the week i am super busy at work and dont drink maybe half that amount.. poof by the next day or two my ankles are watermelons.... you have to be consistent so that your body knows its ok to release some.. its kind of like starvation mode but with water.. your body holds onto it not knowing if it will get more later....

[Razzle39]

Re: Too much water going in, but not enought coming out!

Wow, 215 ounces a day is a huge amount of water. Thats around 2 gallons of water. How long have you been drinking this much? Are you having tell tale signs of retaining fluid....such as swollen ankles/feet.