Will Water Pills Help Me Lose Weight?

Those seeking effective weight loss with the use of water pills can expect immediate, but temporary, results and should be aware than an even greater battle to lose weight looms ahead.

What Water Pills Do

• Water pills, also known as diuretics, increase the amount of water released from the body. Some affect the sodium level within organs in order to allow more water to be released in urine. Others act on enzymes that regulate the water expulsion.

Effect on Body

• Dehydration of land...imagine the effects on your body

  Bodies store water for a reason. Water facilitates metabolic processes that keep various functions of the body running efficiently. When a healthy person takes pills that alter the natural tendency to hold certain amounts of water, the result is dehydration. Dehydration slows down the metabolic processes and saps the body of needed energy and fuel. There is immediate weight loss due to the release of water.

Short Term Weight Loss, Long Term Issues

• The body does lose water weight on diuretics, but the long term effects could actually lead to greater weight gain. Dehydration slows down the metabolic processes that facilitate calorie burning. As well the body tries to maintain a hydrated balance so will turn around and store water when the diuretics are no longer taken. Fatigue due to dehydration can lead people to eat more calories.