I am on day two of my period and I am really bloated. I can even notice a change in my face. I read through the archieves and there was only one Post about period bloating and it really did'nt help me at all. I have some diurex but I have never used it before. I am weary of using anything like Midol because they tend to upset my stomach- part of the reason why I have not popped a diurex - that and for some reason I fear it may end up giving me a UTI and I had a crippling one last November.
Does anyone have any experience with Diurex positive ? negative?
I know my mother and Grandmother have used it for years for Period bloating- to simple water retention.
I know the basic anti bloat drill - you get to when you are nine months pregnant in July- avoid salty foods and sodas drink plenty of water.
So basically now I guess I am wondering about the Diurex? since the box i have says these particular ones are for menstral relief.
Every time I get bloated like this I feel like Princess Fiona from Shrek. You know when she goes from being the Princess to the Ogre and her body swells up.
Does anyone have any experience with Diurex positive ? negative?
I know my mother and Grandmother have used it for years for Period bloating- to simple water retention.
I know the basic anti bloat drill - you get to when you are nine months pregnant in July- avoid salty foods and sodas drink plenty of water.
So basically now I guess I am wondering about the Diurex? since the box i have says these particular ones are for menstral relief.
Every time I get bloated like this I feel like Princess Fiona from Shrek. You know when she goes from being the Princess to the Ogre and her body swells up.
On the Diurex - the active ingredients are potassium salicylate, caffeine, and salicylamide. Aspirin is salicylate - salicylic acid.
Therefore, rather than taking Diurex, you could pop a few aspirin and drink a cup of coffee. Drinks like coffee and alcohol are diuretics - that's why for every cup of coffee or alcohol equivalent you drink in a day, you're supposed to drink 2 glasses of water to stay hydrated.
That's not really an answer to whether you want to take it or not - you can be the judge, it's about as harmless as the diuretics I suggested (though I'm not recommending you go get drunk to help your bloating!)
By the way, peeing more should decrease the likelihood of you getting a UTI, not increase it. That's why with UTIs you are encouraged to drink a lot, particularly cranberry juice, to 'flush out the bacteria' (though in a lot of cases bacteria need to be actually killed with antibiotics rather than just flushed out because they are sticky little buggers).
NSAIDs all unfortunately have the problem of irritating people's stomachs - that's why people liked Celebrex and Vioxx! Unfortunately you can't get those drugs very easily anymore.
if you think it'd be more helpful, feel free to make a post yourself - we just ask that people have read the FAQ entries, as lots of answers can be found there. we don't prohibit new posts about them. :)
If I got another one as painful as the last was (KNOCK ON WOOD) i am not even playing around I am either heading straight to the Dr. or the ER.
My last one was so bad they thought I might have had a kidney stone.
So believe me I can relate. Someone told me about incorporating Cranberry supplements into my diet too. But like I said I was in agony when i made that post and I got alot of help here.
It's more than likely just a lot of water weight that can be helped with out a diuretic pill :)
I use the Diurex (stock up on them when I get home to the States) so I can to control my edmea, which includes when I am ovulating or other times of the month when my menstral cycle is not going.
I know the post is an older one, but came across it and thought I would reply.