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Water: How much is too much?
Chris_B89
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I generally drink a lot of water each day - I don't like tea or coffee, and I don't drink alcoholic drinks. It's either squash or water.
I'm aware of the fact that too much water will lead to you flushing through too much, and getting rid of some vitims.
So, how many pints, litres, gallons or whatever your form of measurement is too much to be drinking over a 16 hour period? (I don't drink overnight, nor do I ever feel the need to)
I'm aware of the fact that too much water will lead to you flushing through too much, and getting rid of some vitims.
So, how many pints, litres, gallons or whatever your form of measurement is too much to be drinking over a 16 hour period? (I don't drink overnight, nor do I ever feel the need to)
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I once had ureter infection, and the doctor told me I had to drink at least 2 lt a day (which in that time I'm really not used to!). I now drink 1,5-2 lt of mineral watter a day to keep me away from ureter infection.
If you're not above 40 or 50 you should be fine drinking 2 lt a day. But if you're above 40 or 50, too much watter will make your natrium low hence will feel moody and lethatgic.
I don't know though about flushing your vitamin. Why it flush your vitamin? For what I know, water only dilute the minerals and vitamins in your blood. You don't urinate a lot vitamins and minerals unless you had a health problem.
So good for you if you drink a lot of water!
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It's individual, imo. I drink 3-4 litres a day along with 700 mL of diet pop. My pee is clear/barely yellow. My GP hasn't said anything to me about electrolyte imbalance and I haven't felt any symptoms.1
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As above, it's going to depend on the individual, how much they sweat, etc. Obviously someone doing manual labor all day in a hot climate is going to need more than someone working in an air conditioned office, then sitting on the couch in an air conditioned house
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I drink 6 litres of water each day. My sodium intake is higher to keep me from flushing out.
I think it depends on your diet/excercise program.1 -
The bigger concern is actually drinking too much too fast. Most of us with healthy liver functions can drink about 5-7 gallons per day without issue. But you also don't want to drink more then .08-1 ltr per hour either, as the liver cannot excrete more then 1ltr per hour (regardless of health or activity)4
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Your body would flush the excess vitamins regardless of whether you drank 1 or 4 liters of water1
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The bigger concern is actually drinking too much too fast. Most of us with healthy liver functions can drink about 5-7 gallons per day without issue. But you also don't want to drink more then .08-1 ltr per hour either, as the liver cannot excrete more then 1ltr per hour (regardless of health or activity)
I think you mean kidneys.
This is from Scientific American:Every hour, a healthy kidney at rest can excrete 800 to 1,000 milliliters, or 0.21 to 0.26 gallon, of water and therefore a person can drink water at a rate of 800 to 1,000 milliliters per hour without experiencing a net gain in water, Verbalis explains. If that same person is running a marathon, however, the stress of the situation will increase vasopressin levels, reducing the kidney's excretion capacity to as low as 100 milliliters per hour. Drinking 800 to 1,000 milliliters of water per hour under these conditions can potentially lead a net gain in water, even with considerable sweating, he says.
While exercising, "you should balance what you're drinking with what you're sweating," and that includes sports drinks, which can also cause hyponatremia when consumed in excess, Verbalis advises. "If you're sweating 500 milliliters per hour, that is what you should be drinking."
But measuring sweat output is not easy. How can a marathon runner, or any person, determine how much water to consume? As long as you are healthy and equipped with a thirst barometer unimpaired by old age or mind-altering drugs, follow Verbalis's advice, "drink to your thirst. It's the best indicator."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-drinking-too-much-water-can-kill/4 -
I once had ureter infection, and the doctor told me I had to drink at least 2 lt a day (which in that time I'm really not used to!). I now drink 1,5-2 lt of mineral watter a day to keep me away from ureter infection.
If you're not above 40 or 50 you should be fine drinking 2 lt a day. But if you're above 40 or 50, too much watter will make your natrium low hence will feel moody and lethatgic.
I don't know though about flushing your vitamin. Why it flush your vitamin? For what I know, water only dilute the minerals and vitamins in your blood. You don't urinate a lot vitamins and minerals unless you had a health problem.
So good for you if you drink a lot of water!
Hello adreadrew, If you drink too much water you are in danger of flushing Potassium and Magnesium from you system. My Dr told me to drink 64 ounces of water a day which equals 1.89 liters. I can have a little more but this is a good amount.
I'm new to this site so please don't mind my way of replying. I couldn't find any other way to reply than to Quote.1 -
Former trainer tells me half your body weight in oz is a minimum target.3
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The bigger concern is actually drinking too much too fast. Most of us with healthy liver functions can drink about 5-7 gallons per day without issue. But you also don't want to drink more then .08-1 ltr per hour either, as the liver cannot excrete more then 1ltr per hour (regardless of health or activity)
5-7 GALLONS? That's over 20 liters.4 -
Well, the LD 50 of distilled water is 1/2 your body weight in 24 hours. I'd personally stop long before the dose that kills half the population.2
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stevencloser wrote: »The bigger concern is actually drinking too much too fast. Most of us with healthy liver functions can drink about 5-7 gallons per day without issue. But you also don't want to drink more then .08-1 ltr per hour either, as the liver cannot excrete more then 1ltr per hour (regardless of health or activity)
5-7 GALLONS? That's over 20 liters.
Yes it is. Which is why MOST water intoxication is not from drinking too much over the course of a day, as it's extremely difficult to consume that much water. Most water intoxication occurs when someone basically chugs too much water in a short amount of time (think endurance runner trying to rehydrate who chugs down 2 liters of water in 30 mins, a shockingly common occurrence)4 -
It's a British term for water flavoring. It is usually sold in a 1ltr bottle and you can add some to water to flavor it. Some are unsweetened and most are naturally flavored, such as lemon, peach, orange, etc...4 -
LD50: [Rat] - Route: oral; Dose: > 90 ml/kg
If we can for a moment assume rat and human biology are comparable in regards of water consumption then if 100 people each weighing 150lbs drank about 6l of water in one sitting, around fifty of those would die, due to extreme hyponatremia
There is no concrete data on human water toxicity for obvious reasons.2 -
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I've had such a tough time explaining what squash is to Americans. It's a fizzy drink, like coke, but lemon flavoured. Our lemonade is what you guys call sprite.
Australian Lemon squash:
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More than 1.5ltr in a single hour is too much. In addition to what others have said above about how much is too much in a day, you can consume more than your body can handle in an hour before your body has had a chance to flush it out.
That's not to say it's OK to have 1.5ltr -every- hour. It's definitely not.
My body normally takes 90 minutes from drinking to peeing if I've had a full glass.0 -
Christine_72 wrote: »
I've had such a tough time explaining what squash is to Americans. It's a fizzy drink, like coke, but lemon flavoured. Our lemonade is what you guys call sprite.
Australian Lemon squash:
Zombie thread...
Squash in Britain is flavoured, and still. Think Ribena or Robinsons brand which you then dilute with water.1 -
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stevencloser wrote: »The bigger concern is actually drinking too much too fast. Most of us with healthy liver functions can drink about 5-7 gallons per day without issue. But you also don't want to drink more then .08-1 ltr per hour either, as the liver cannot excrete more then 1ltr per hour (regardless of health or activity)
5-7 GALLONS? That's over 20 liters.
Yeah, there's 24 hours in a day.0 -
stevencloser wrote: »The bigger concern is actually drinking too much too fast. Most of us with healthy liver functions can drink about 5-7 gallons per day without issue. But you also don't want to drink more then .08-1 ltr per hour either, as the liver cannot excrete more then 1ltr per hour (regardless of health or activity)
5-7 GALLONS? That's over 20 liters.
Yes it is. Which is why MOST water intoxication is not from drinking too much over the course of a day, as it's extremely difficult to consume that much water. Most water intoxication occurs when someone basically chugs too much water in a short amount of time (think endurance runner trying to rehydrate who chugs down 2 liters of water in 30 mins, a shockingly common occurrence)
About half of water toxication events can be cleared up with a packet of chips or a salt tablet.1
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