Diuretics
Diuretics, or "water pills," are used to help relieve fluid retention in the body or for treating high blood pressure. While the medicine is primarily used under medical supervision, it has recently become favored as an extreme weight-loss tool[1].
Diuretic use for Weight Loss
People suffering from Bulimia nervosa have been known to use Diuretics[2]. These medications were never developed for weight loss reasons and as such, can lead to many potential health risks. Some of the common diuretics abused by people suffering from eating disorders include:
- Thiazide Diuretics
- Bendrofluazide
- Chlorothiazide
- Chlorothalidone
- Loop Diuretics
- Burnetanide
- Frusemide
- Potassium-Sparing Diuretics
- Amiloride
- Spironolactone
- Triaterene[3].
Notes
- ↑ Diuretic Abuse, Diuretic Abuse, The Women's Center for Healthy Living, Accessed 28-January-2010
- ↑ Francis J. Dunne, Sean Feeney and Johanna Schipperheijn, Eating disorders and alcohol misuse: features of an addiction spectrum, Postgrad Med J (1991) 67, 112- 113
- ↑ Diuretic Abuse, Diuretic Abuse, The Women's Center for Healthy Living, Accessed 28-January-2010
