The main purpose of diuretics, or diuretics, is the removal of excess fluid from the body, as well as salt deposits. This allows you to lower blood pressure, reduce the load on the heart muscle. Diuretics in the form of tablets are often prescribed in complex therapy for diseases such as hypertension, heart failure, glaucoma, kidney and liver diseases.
Here are some of the diuretic drugs:
- Chlortalidone;
- Triamterene;
- Torasemide;
- Furosemide;
- Spironolactone;
- Indapamide;
- Mannitol.
Diuretic Furosemide Tablets
Furosemide - one of the most common drugs in the list of names of diuretics in tablets. This is a synthetic medicine of powerful action with a rapidly advancing but relatively short-term effect. Indications for its purpose are:
- edema of various origin;
- acute heart failure ;
- hypertensive crisis;
- hypercalcemia;
- severe course of arterial hypertension;
- eclampsia and others.
Diuretics for swelling of the feet
Taking diuretics leads to the removal of excess fluid from the soft tissues of the whole body, so these medications are often recommended for swelling of the legs. The choice of the drug and dosage should be performed only by the doctor after diagnosis, because the swelling of the legs can be a symptom of many serious diseases.
When taking diuretics from puffiness shows the use of a large amount of fluid. This is due to the fact that together with excess moisture, electrolytes and useful salts are excreted from the body, and the consumed water compensates for these losses. In addition, drinking a large amount of liquid every day, you can completely stop taking diuretics, tk. the water will cease to linger in the body.
Diuretic tablets on herbs
Synthetic drugs have many side effects and contraindications, and in some cases, their administration may even prove dangerous to the body. In such cases, plant-derived medicines are prescribed that soften the body, are better tolerated, and less likely to cause side effects and allergic reactions.
These drugs include the preparation Phytolysin, containing extracts of the following plants with a diuretic effect:
- root of parsley;
- grass horsetail ;
- rhizome rootgrass;
- birch leaves;
- grass mountaineer bird, etc.
Diuretic tablets that do not excrete calcium
All diuretics are divided into the following types, depending on the mechanism of action:
- thiazide;
- looped;
- potassium-sparing;
- antagonists of aldosterone.
Thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics contribute to an insignificant elimination of calcium and can even cause a temporary increase in the level of calcium in the blood plasma.