Water Retention

Carolyn Burris from Laguna Beach, California is a real person, with real before and after pictures. Here is the story of how she lost almost 20 pounds of water retention in just two months. “I began the Waterfall Diet program in earnest beginning of August, 2009.  It is towards the end of September now and [...]

We get many enquiries from people on a gluten- and/or dairy-free diet about whether the Waterfall Diet is compatible. We can confirm there is no problem with using the Waterfall Diet if you are on a gluten or dairy free diet or both. The foods which are especially helpful to combat water retention do not [...]

Question: Can’t Lose Weight I am 38 years old, I have been living in Middle East for the last 5 years and after I had my second son here 4.5 years ago I noticed that my body cant go back to my normal weight of 60kg. I cant loose 5-6kg despite exercising, mainly yoga and [...]

I have been retaining water and gaining weight because of it on and off for the last two years. My main problem, is not only the swelling and weight gain, but also my shortness of breath. I can barely walk 20 feet without nearly gasping for breath. I have been to Pulmonologist, Cardiologist, and both [...]

Most of us have been brought up to believe that a health problem should be treated with a tablet. This is fine if you have a disease caused by bacteria, since antibiotic tablets will make it go away quite quickly. If you have a headache, an aspirin tablet can also provide a quick cure. But [...]

I’ve been very stressed and my body feels bloated and sore all over. I am retaining a lot of water. Can this be caused by stress? Answer In the short term the direct cause of your bloating and water retention is probably not stress. That means if you have only been under stress recently then [...]

Here is a message from a reader with my answer below Hello, I am 57 years old and in 2003 I was diagnosed with Chronic Heart Failure. My body retains a large amount of water due to my condition. The doctors have gave me water pills to help take the water retention off but i [...]

Question I have recently had lung cancer surgery where they took out the tumor. I have just finished 20 radiotherapy sessions and I now have a very swollen stomach,  it won’t go down. I am concerned. I have to waite 6 weeks for a scan on operation site. Answer A lot of people say ‘stomach’ [...]

Reader No. 1 I am a diabetic, I have water retention with swollen legs, ankles, feet.  I first noticed it about a year or little less ago.  I had been on Avandia, so my doctor took me off that.  But, I started insulin in Sept and I gained 35 pounds in 5 months.  I mentioned [...]

Barbara had severe water retention and consulted me in 1992 when she was seven months pregnant. She was aged 23 and a vegetarian, and it was her first pregnancy. Food was a problem for Barbara. Her appetite was so poor that she only ate foods for their taste, not from hunger. While the rest of [...]