Water making me sick?

DawnRobinson96

Basically I'm trying to increase my water intake to the daily recommended for my weight however it's making me feel sick. Am I drinking too much, too quick? I drank 25 oz within three and half hours and I thought that was quite a slow progress. Any ideas or tips?

tcunbeliever

The danger with water is lost salt/electrolyte levels. There are many recipes for homemade Gatorade that will help you keep things in balance, my favorite is 8 oz water, 2 T orange Juice, 1/2 t salt.

DawnRobinson96

My salt intake isn't relatively low though?

tryclyn

Rule of thumb for drinking: If urine is dark - drink more, if urine is perfectly clear - drink less, and if urine is pale yellow - it's good.

DawnRobinson96

Oh ok, but I've been recommended to drink a total of 2395 ml xxx

KarenJanine

tryclyn wrote: »

Rule of thumb for drinking: If urine is dark - drink more, if urine is perfectly clear - drink less, and if urine is pale yellow - it's good.

This.

Remember that any other drinks you have and most foods have water in too.

EvgeniZyntx

Why and by whom?

jgnatca

Yes, slow down and try half the recommended. Does it still make you feel sick?

sijomial

DawnRobinson96 wrote: »

Oh ok, but I've been recommended to drink a total of 2395 ml xxx

Would that be the same amount on a hot day?
A cold day?
When you are running a marathon?
When you are sedentary?
When using a sauna?

callsitlikeiseeit

DawnRobinson96 wrote: »

Oh ok, but I've been recommended to drink a total of 2395 ml xxx

by whom?

and follow the advice on your urine color. your pee doesn't lie! and not everyone needs the same amount of water.

zyxst

It can, but it depends on how fast you're drinking it (25 oz in 3 hours isn't fast), what's in it, and if you're too full from eating. For me, I love the water where I live now, but in Iowa, the water tasted like warm pennies.

ExRelaySprinter

tryclyn wrote: »

Rule of thumb for drinking: If urine is dark - drink more, if urine is perfectly clear - drink less, and if urine is pale yellow - it's good.

Yes, i agree with this ^^.
I don't actually drink that much "plain water", but my urine is almost always pale.
I get water from other drinks and certain foods i guess.

DawnRobinson96

Thank you all, I'm guessing I don't need as much water as what I first thought and was told.

bigd66218

I'm not sure if you are just starting to diet or further along in the process. I know when I first started , it was hard drinking 3 or 4 glasses of water. The easiest way for me is to shoot for the 8 glasses a day gradually and if I don't hit the goal each day it's O.K.

Summerfit321

Once you feel unwell you really should stop drinking water. You will not die from dehydration as long as your thirst mechanisms are intact, but if you drink too much you could get water poisoning which is deadly. My advice is drink whenever thirsty, make sure your urine isn't too dark in color and then chill: there is no need to force in a certain amount of water

DawnRobinson96

Thank you all very much, I stopped drinking it so much and as often and I feel much better