Medical uses in Obese people... NOT bodybuilders!
Diuretics, work by affecting the way the kidneys filter the blood. Some of them block the ability of the kidneys to reabsorb sodium and/or potassium, which also pulls extra water into the urine. Others increase the rate at which urine flows through the kidneys. Regardless of their mechanism, water pills increase the amount of water lost through the urine and often are used to treat high blood pressure, kidney disease and congestive heart failure, the Texas Heart Institute explains. Because they eliminate water from the body, they may also cause short-term weight loss ~
Dehydration!
One of the most prominent dangers of taking diuretics is dehydration. Because these medications increase urine output, they can cause your body to become depleted of water. Early symptoms of dehydration include increased thirst, headaches and dizziness. Diuretics also can cause your blood pressure to become dangerously low from decreased blood volume. Finally, dehydration can exacerbate gout, as the loss of water from the body can cause crystals of uric acid to build up in the joints.
The Sodium/Potassium pump... do you know what that is? Electrolytes, do you know what they are and what role they play in making your heart beat on an involuntary basis? It's not like voluntarily flexing your non-existent bicep.
Electrolyte Imbalance
Electrolytes are substances that have an electrical charge when they are dissolved in water and have an important role in the function of nerves, muscles and other tissues. Taking water pills can cause you to develop abnormally low concentrations of these electrolytes because of increased excretion in the urine. One kind of diuretic, known as loop diuretics, can cause you to lose sodium through your urine, Cardiovascular Pharmacology Concepts explains. Thiazide diuretics, another type of water pill, can cause to you become depleted of potassium. The loss of these electrolytes can cause muscle cramping and an irregular heartbeat.
Diuretics do not cause you to burn extra calories or lose fat; instead, the weight loss they cause is entirely water.
Here's another thing to consider. There are a number of bodybuilders that DID DIE and a number of them that CAME CLOSE TO DYING because of diuretics.
They can also be addictive, not like weed, opiates, benzos or alcohol, but more like juice, yeah... fruit juice
You can get hooked on the way they make you look, all the while your body is suffering like a mofo inside.
Educate yourselves. Why don't we start a thread on DNP and all of its fans?
Crazy mentality us humans have at times... more often than not.