Getting your daily H2O ironically may be a reason behind the feeling of water retention and feeling bloated. If otherwise healthy, without any kidney or liver dysfunction, perhaps do a count on how much water you’re drinking.
Water is key to all our body functions and makes up 60%+ of our body weight. Two tips to flush excess H2O and lighten up include:
SLEEP! Refreshing, deep, REM sleep requires both sufficient water and helps to regulate hydration in the body via its role in the parasympathetic nervous activity. So getting your 8 hours and keeping fluids up during the day is important.
EXERCISE and STRESS management. These tend to go hand in hand. Keeping our body's active is good for overall physiology and stress management. Stress hormones like cortisol can have a domino effect on other hormones, including anti-diuretic hormone affecting water homeostasis.
We are all biochemically a little different and may have other issues going on contributing to the bloated feeling. Microbiology diversity issues, foods fermenting in the gut, and other complications can require a more specialized approach...
