What is Diuretic?
A '''diuretic''' is a type of [[chemical substance]] that increases production of [[urine]]. This substance is either in a [[herb]] (such as dandelions), or it has been separated and made into a [[drug]]. Diuretics increase the amount of [[urine]] that is secreted from the body. Diuretics are used as a treatment for [[heart failure]], [[liver cirrhosis]], [[hypertension]] and certain problems with the [[kidney]]s. Diuretics are often abused by people suffering form [[bulimia nervosa]] as a way to lose weight. Well-known substances that have diuretic properties are [[tea]],[[coffee]] and [[alcohol]]. == Other websites == * [http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/nephrology/presentation/presentation3.htm Diagram at mmi.mcgill.ca] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070621100704/http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/nephrology/presentation/presentation3.htm |date=2007-06-21 }} * [http://cvpharmacology.com/diuretic/diuretics.htm Diagram at cvpharmacology.com] {{Diuretics}} {{med-stub}} [[Category:Drugs]]