Slightly OT - Question about natural diuretics

I am under a doctor's care for high blood pressure. With meds
(Diovan) and weight loss I have it well under control.

My doctor suggested I also add an OTC or natural diuretic to help with
my water retention as needed.

I already drink several glasses of unsweetened herbal teas and fruit.
She suggested I add a squeeze of lemon to my tea.

Can anyone recommend any other diuretics I could try?

Thanks.

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<f6eddb96-2591-49da-9a2d-b41d01a911fd@j19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>,
marcy <ngtybtnice@aol.com> wrote:

> I am under a doctor's care for high blood pressure. With meds
> (Diovan) and weight loss I have it well under control.
>
> My doctor suggested I also add an OTC or natural diuretic to help with
> my water retention as needed.
>
> I already drink several glasses of unsweetened herbal teas and fruit.
> She suggested I add a squeeze of lemon to my tea.
>
> Can anyone recommend any other diuretics I could try?
>
> Thanks.

Two natural diuretics I know of are cranberry juice and asparagus.

Priscilla

marcy wrote:
> I am under a doctor's care for high blood pressure. With meds
> (Diovan) and weight loss I have it well under control.
>
> My doctor suggested I also add an OTC or natural diuretic to help with
> my water retention as needed.
>
> I already drink several glasses of unsweetened herbal teas and fruit.
> She suggested I add a squeeze of lemon to my tea.
>
> Can anyone recommend any other diuretics I could try?
>
> Thanks.
>


Tea. :-)

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"marcy" <ngtybtnice@aol.com> wrote in message
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>I am under a doctor's care for high blood pressure. With meds
> (Diovan) and weight loss I have it well under control.
>
> My doctor suggested I also add an OTC or natural diuretic to help with
> my water retention as needed.
>
> I already drink several glasses of unsweetened herbal teas and fruit.
> She suggested I add a squeeze of lemon to my tea.
>
> Can anyone recommend any other diuretics I could try?
>
> Thanks.

Caffeine. OTOH, it may increase bp - I think the jury may be out on that
one.

Cathy

"marcy" <ngtybtnice@aol.com> wrote in message
news:f6eddb96-2591-49da-9a2d-b41d01a911fd@j19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...
>I am under a doctor's care for high blood pressure. With meds
> (Diovan) and weight loss I have it well under control.
>
> My doctor suggested I also add an OTC or natural diuretic to help with
> my water retention as needed.
>
> I already drink several glasses of unsweetened herbal teas and fruit.
> She suggested I add a squeeze of lemon to my tea.
>
> Can anyone recommend any other diuretics I could try?

I don't have a brand offhand because I no longer take OTC ones except on a
very occasional basis. I think what I have is Aqua Ban. I bought it but
never took it. When I used to take them, I used something that was
dandelion based, per my Dr.

Dandelion leaves. You can have them as a tea drink or use the young leaves
in a salad - very popular in France. Slightly bitter tasting but has the
required effect. It's not for nothing they are know in French as "wet the
bed"!!

"marcy" <ngtybtnice@aol.com> wrote in message
news:f6eddb96-2591-49da-9a2d-b41d01a911fd@j19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...
>I am under a doctor's care for high blood pressure. With meds
> (Diovan) and weight loss I have it well under control.
>
> My doctor suggested I also add an OTC or natural diuretic to help with
> my water retention as needed.
>
> I already drink several glasses of unsweetened herbal teas and fruit.
> She suggested I add a squeeze of lemon to my tea.
>
> Can anyone recommend any other diuretics I could try?
>
> Thanks.
>

Viviane wrote:
> Dandelion leaves. You can have them as a tea drink or use the young leaves
> in a salad - very popular in France. Slightly bitter tasting but has the
> required effect. It's not for nothing they are know in French as "wet the
> bed"!!
>

We called them "Pee-the-Bed" in Scotland as kids too.

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On Nov 21, 3:41*am, Jette Goldie <jgoldie...@btinternet.com> wrote:

> Viviane wrote:
> > Dandelion leaves. *You can have them as a tea drink or use the young leaves
> > in a salad - very popular in France. *Slightly bitter tasting but hasthe
> > required effect. *It's not for nothing they are know in French as "wet the
> > bed"!!
>
> We called them "Pee-the-Bed" in Scotland as kids too.
>
> --
> Jette Goldie
> jette.gol...@gmail.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfette/http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/http://wolfette.livejournal.com/
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I loved the names "Pee-in-bed" and "wet the bed". That's tells me
dandelion is the way to "go".

Thanks to your advice, I did more research and bought the following:

Irwin Naturals, Bloat-Away

http://tinyurl.com/yzndcds

It contains dandelion, as well as potassium, uva-ursi, cornsilk,
cranberry, etc.