supplement to help with water retention

[Safety31]

is there any supplement to help with water retention not caused from steriods but just because i retain water easily??

[Aboot]

There are a lot of natural diuertics available. Do you know what is causing the water retention? Excessive sodium?

[Safety31]

honestly i have no idea...i drink alot of water...i eat heathly..i mean ill eat some salty foods every once and awhile..but i dont know why i always retain so much water...i feel like a bloated pig all day sometimes..it sucks..what foods are high in sodium that would cause that??

[Aboot]

what foods are high in sodium that would cause that??

Geez, it'd be easier if you listed the types of food that you usually eat but here's some: beef jerky, table salt, most processed food, some protein powders have more than you'd think, etc.

[Safety31]

well this is a sample of what i usually eat..i know its not the greatest but im not too serious about my diet yet..well during the day ill eat something like this...cereal w/ toast, a couple of protein bars, chicken sandwiches, eggs, and usually for dinner some kind of meat..steak etc. etc...i take alot of multi vitamins, im on cell-tech and glutamine..i also take glucosamine for my shoulder and im also use thermo gain as my thermogenic when i run in the mornings

[Aboot]

What is your bodyfat percentage like? Just in terms of holding water, is your BF really low and your definition is blurred because of the water, or do you have a layer of fat and the bloat is making it look worse?

[Safety31]

i have a layer of fat and the bloat is makin it worse...when i weighed 185 my bf was like 12%..i play football so how u look isnt the biggest issue but of course i want to still look good...ive gained about 30 pounds because of football and my bf is probably somewhere in the range of 15-18%..but then again im not sure...im 5'9 210....20 yrs old

[Safety31]

in a serving what is a high amount of sodium to have??like as in mg's???

[Aboot]

in a serving what is a high amount of sodium to have??like as in mg's???

For a serving of what?

[swedes]

shoot for below 2000 mg a day for sure-1000 would be very hard to do

[Safety31]

im talking about how much sodium is too much in a meal....like everything you eat goes by servings whats a high amount of sodium in a one serving meal

[taiboxa]

you take any NSAIDs? those put on 20lbs of water on me quick when i started using them heavily for back pain.
and yeah i need to get some more DIAZM for the water retent

[Safety31]

whats NSAIDs??if your talkin about pain killers...i take advil every once and awhile...

[taiboxa]

yeah aleve,tyeleno, stuff like that.

[Safety31]

seems like from everything ive totaled up im takin in alot of sodium...2976mg w/out dinner...is this why i retain so much water??

[SS1476]

wow..good info here.

Im no expert, but that does sound like
alot of sodium. More water should help
flush it out...just a thought

[Safety31]

its because the chicken that i get has like 450mg of sodium per piece...and i eat to so thats 900 in one serving...

[Safety31]

even with a can of tuna i get over 600mg of sodium...how am i supposed to stay under 2000???

[lilripped]

well this is a sample of what i usually eat..i know its not the greatest but im not too serious about my diet yet..well during the day ill eat something like this...cereal w/ toast, a couple of protein bars, chicken sandwiches, eggs, and usually for dinner some kind of meat..steak etc. etc...i take alot of multi vitamins, im on cell-tech and glutamine..i also take glucosamine for my shoulder and im also use thermo gain as my thermogenic when i run in the mornings

Did you retain water before you started taking creatine? Because it makes some people hold water.

[Safety31]

yea ive always been like this even before creatine...im just more concered about how the hell im going to stay under 2000mg of sodium...i did totals today of what ive eaten and so far im at 1545..and its only 2pm..i still have a few more meals to go!!!!can anyone give me any advice...today i had bowl of cereal, protein bar, tuna sandwich with 1 piece of white bread, glass of milk, and a banana..already at 1545???

[Safety31]

any help??