Ok.. little lady in the office comes over to me and asks me about taking water pills. No clue what they are so I’m sure I looked at her like she had a third eye. She says “Oh, I assumed you knew about them because you are so skinny…”

 

Hu…?

 

What are they and how are they related to being skinny?

Ok.. little lady in the office comes over to me and asks me about taking water pills. No clue what they are so I’m sure I looked at her like she had a third eye. She says “Oh, I assumed you knew about them because you are so skinny…” 

 

Hu…?

 

What are they and how are they related to being skinny? 

 

They basically dry up the extra water found in your body (legs, arms, etc.) My grandma was on them because she was inactive and retaining water in her legs. Now I think they are used by people simply to look more skinny by getting rid of that unwanted water that stores up in your fat cells.

They basically dry up the extra water found in your body (legs, arms, etc.) My grandma was on them because she was inactive and retaining water in her legs. Now I think they are used by people simply to look more skinny by getting rid of that unwanted water that stores up in your fat cells.

 

 

 

Sounds dangerous. Kinda like self-inflicting dehydration.

Sounds dangerous. Kinda like self-inflicting dehydration.

 

You can find them over the counter and in perscription form.

 

Here..I don't really feel like going into any more details:

 

Drugstore.com link

 

Girls take them while they are on their period to be less bloated.

They basically dry up the extra water found in your body (legs, arms, etc.) My grandma was on them because she was inactive and retaining water in her legs. Now I think they are used by people simply to look more skinny by getting rid of that unwanted water that stores up in your fat cells.

 

Same here. My Grandma had to take them every once in awhile.

Girls take them while they are on their period to be less bloated.

 

 

 

Not true here. Never heard of them.

Not true here. Never heard of them.

You'd have to be a girl to know. :rolly

I know they use them in the elderly to prevent congestive heart failure.

Girls take them while they are on their period to be less bloated.

 

 

..........and they take them when they are fooling themselves into thinking 15 extra lbs. can be water.

My mom has to take them to help with kidney issues caused by a combo of diabetes, high blood pressure and the fact that she has one kidney that is running at about 100% and the other is at maybe 25% (kidney stone tore this one up about 20 years ago).

I know they use them in the elderly to prevent congestive heart failure.

 

 

 

Jim's mom was on lasiks (sp?) after her heart surgery.. is that the same thing?

Jim's mom was on lasiks (sp?) after her heart surgery.. is that the same thing?

 

I know that is the one they use to prevent CHF.