2023年5月8日 · Diuretics, also called water pills, are medications designed to increase the amount of water and salt expelled from the body as urine. There are three types of prescription diuretics.

A diuretic (/ ˌdaɪjʊˈrɛtɪk /) is any substance that promotes diuresis, the increased production of urine. This includes forced diuresis. A diuretic tablet is sometimes colloquially called a water tablet. There are several categories of diuretics. All diuretics increase the excretion of water from the body, through the kidneys.

2024年12月4日 · Diuretics, or water pills, help your kidneys put extra salt and water into your pee (urine). This is how diuretics clear extra fluid out and bring down your blood pressure. Diuretics also help when you have too much fluid collecting because of …

2023年8月17日 · Diuretics are medicines that help reduce fluid buildup in the body. They are sometimes called water pills. Most diuretics help the kidneys remove salt and water through the urine.

2023年4月17日 · Diuretics (also called 'water pills') are drugs that increase urine production in the kidneys, promoting the removal of salt and fluid from the body. This reduces how much fluid the heart has to pump around the body, which lowers blood pressure.

2021年6月30日 · Diuretics are a type of medication that increases the amount of water and salt that is expelled from the body in urine. They can treat a range of conditions,...

2022年11月29日 · Diuretics, commonly known as water pills, help remove excess water and salt from your body, lowering your blood pressure in the process.

2025年1月3日 · diuretic, any drug that increases the flow of urine. Diuretics promote the removal from the body of excess water, salts, poisons, and accumulated metabolic products, such as urea. They serve to rid the body of excess fluid (edema) that accumulates in the tissues owing to various disease states.

2024年2月19日 · Diuretics are a type of medication that help you eliminate excess water and salt from your body. They are mainly comprised of five types, including thiazides, loop diuretics,...

Diuretics are used chiefly in treatment of edema resulting from conditions other than kidney disease; the abnormal kidney rarely responds to them. They are most useful in relieving edema accompanying congestive heart failure.