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Diuretics are drugs that stimulate the renal excretion of water and electrolytes due to their action on ion transport in the nephron. The weight loss caused by their inappropriate use due to a decrease in the water compartment, and not to reduce body fat, so this loss is easily recoverable, which explains the contraindication of these drugs to reduce body weight .

By increasing the elimination of water increases, so the removal of minerals, especially potassium ion, can cause hypokalemia (hypokalemia), this being the major side effect. Hypokalemia can result in fatigue, malaise, muscle weakness of lower extremities. The most severe hypokalemia can cause progressive weakness, hypoventilation (due to involvement of respiratory muscles) and eventually complete paralysis. Arrhythmias and cardiac arrest by ventricular fibrillation. Read the rest of this entry »