Water headaches help

size102b

Hi I have lost 30lbs and try and drink water I do slack but I find when I drink more I get an awful headache which is strange as it should be the opposite ?
I sip a pint an hour 5-6 a day when I drink this amount I feel sick and get a headache.

My urine is pale yellow and I'm never thirsty which I know we shouldn't be. I do 1 hours walking a day as injured my calf muscle and eat 1209 calsoores and I've 30lbs to goal.
I'm 48 female and weigh 190lbs

Don't really want to to see a doctor as even I think it sounds silly.

Anyone know what this could be ?
Thanks

MegaMooseEsq

I mean, I'm not a doctor and maybe someone else will know this is a clear sign of *insert horrible disease here*, but it sounds like you should drink less water. The need to drink a butt-ton of water for health or weight-loss is enormously overstated. Most people get plenty of water from food and beverages that aren't water.*

*ETA: And by that, I mean that all beverages are mostly water, so you don't need more "pure" water on top.

size102b

Thankyou @MegaMooseEsq I must admit my husband made me worried as he drinks lots water and I never have and I keep trying to drink more and feel dreadful lol
I think I'll stick at 2 litres as I do drink decaf green tea also

shaunshaikh

if you're drinking a lot more water than you need AND eating a low sodium diet that could be contributing. You probably don't need as much as you're drinking, you get a lot of fluids from food and stuff. I might say different if you did a lot of vigorous exercise.

MegaMooseEsq

size102b wrote: »

Thankyou @MegaMooseEsq I must admit my husband made me worried as he drinks lots water and I never have and I keep trying to drink more and feel dreadful lol
I think I'll stick at 2 litres as I do drink decaf green tea also

Yeah, that seems really reasonable - green tea is basically flavored water. Here's a favorite source of mine on water: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256. Apparently most people get about 20% their daily water needs from food, so if you're also drinking green tea, you really don't need that much more water on top of that. I know some people can really put it away, but that doesn't mean you're doing something wrong.

size102b

shaunshaikh wrote: »

if you're drinking a lot more water than you need AND eating a low sodium diet that could be contributing. You probably don't need as much as you're drinking, you get a lot of fluids from food and stuff. I might say different if you did a lot of vigorous exercise.

Thankyou appreciate your help
Everywhere says drink loads and I can't feel rough ATM

size102b

MegaMooseEsq wrote: »

size102b wrote: »

Thankyou @MegaMooseEsq I must admit my husband made me worried as he drinks lots water and I never have and I keep trying to drink more and feel dreadful lol
I think I'll stick at 2 litres as I do drink decaf green tea also

Yeah, that seems really reasonable - green tea is basically flavored water. Here's a favorite source of mine on water: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256. Apparently most people get about 20% their daily water needs from food, so if you're also drinking green tea, you really don't need that much more water on top of that. I know some people can really put it away, but that doesn't mean you're doing something wrong.

Thankyou appreciate your help

I drink it as I can't stand tea and coffee been drinking it 10 years lol
Thankyou for the information

Zinka61

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/drinking-too-much-water-intoxication-deadly-dangerous-doctor-a7452736.html

LiveLoveFitFab

You are drinking more than 2 litres of water a day, plus tea and other beverages...that's a lot. A pint of water an hour is quite a bit of water.

Yes, you need to drink water for weight loss. But more isn't better. There is a point of diminishing returns. I think you may be over hydrated. Unless you live somewhere where it is really hot and you work out outside, or work outside in that heat.

Once your body is totally hydrated all you are doing is creating urine, and flushing out all those electrolytes.

macgurlnet

I'm 120 pounds and I aim for 60 ounces of liquid per day.

So, at your weight, 95 ounces is a decent starting point, which is around 6 pints of fluid. This includes pretty much everything, though I find drinks with sugar (regular soda, Starbucks lattes and the like) don't help to hydrate as much. On days when I have those, I try to get in an extra glass of water.

I agree that you are likely overhydrating - scale back a bit and see if you feel better

~Lyssa