ELI5, what are water pills and why are they prescribed as opposed to simply advising patients to drink more water?

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ELI5, what are water pills and why are they prescribed as opposed to simply advising patients to drink more water?

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Water Pills are medications that increase kidney function and aid the body in losing water. They are extreme diuretics. They are used when people have or are at risk of heart failure and are retaining fluid that they should not be retaining.

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