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Diuretics: Also known as water pills, these medications help remove excess salt and fluid from your body.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Phd, Rn, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Diuretics, also called water pills, help to flush excess liquid and salt out of your body by triggering your kidneys to pump out more urine.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 22 Oct. 2024
Taking senna with diuretics (water pills) may cause potassium levels in the body to become imbalanced.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 1 July 2024
The medicines are basically water pills, said Ziebell.
—Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Other drugs include cisplatin (a chemotherapy drug), diuretics (water pills), and salicylates (pain and fever reducers).
—Yuliya Klochan, Health, 19 June 2024
One of the most common blood pressure medications is a diuretic or water pill.
—Michael Schuh Pharm.d., Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2023
However, water pills may cause nausea, headaches, and excess water weight.
—Madeleine Burry, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
Available over the counter, NSAIDs decrease prostaglandin levels in your body.10 Water pills: Also known as diuretics, water pills can relieve swelling and tenderness in your breasts.
—Madeleine Burry, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1967, in the meaning defined above
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“Water pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20pill. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
Medical Definition
water pill
noun
: a diuretic pill
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