Water question - how big are these 8 glasses?

BekShark

Exactly this? In the diagram on your page, they look like pint glasses to me. Do you drink pints in the States? Sorry for my ignorance?

Anyway, if it is 8 pints a day, that works out at 4.5 litres and incidentally, two consultant neurologists have told me that a person should consume between 3 - 4 litres of fluid to keep their kidneys healthy and free from stones and infection. Nevertheless, this could include tea, soft drinks and water, it's flushing your kidneys through that they are thinking about. Unfortunately, vodka and gin don't count.

So, I think 4 litres is a good amount to be drinking. So, I aim for 8 pints a day.

Anyone else got any thoughts?

ChaseAlder

I always thought it was 8-8oz glasses for a total of 64oz a day. I could be wrong, though.

MKEgal

They're 8 oz glasses, so half-pints.

ETA:
"two consultant neurologists have told me that a person should consume between 3 - 4 litres of fluid to keep their kidneys healthy and free from stones and infection"
What would neurologists know about kidneys, other than the basics they learned in med school?

stephanieluvspb

I don't know so I just drink lots and lots of water. as long as my kidneys are happy I'm happy

sculli123

I always thought it was 8-8oz glasses for a total of 64oz a day. I could be wrong, though.

You are correct. I think I drink probably double or triple that though. lol I'm always drinking water or something liquid all day.

paulperryman

it's not 8 8 is absolute minimum recommended for women,
you need more then that. 10+ and it's averaged out to 2.5Ltrs+ so 10x250mls.

sugary drinks dont cut it for flushing out the system they are putting in more then just water, which the kidneys has to deal with

BekShark

They're 8 oz glasses, so half-pints.

ETA:
"two consultant neurologists have told me that a person should consume between 3 - 4 litres of fluid to keep their kidneys healthy and free from stones and infection"
What would neurologists know about kidneys, other than the basics they learned in med school?

I meant to say Urologists, they are the chaps who deal with your water plumbing. It's like 3:00am here and I have some bad insomnia going on!

LoupGarouTFTs

Maybe nephrologists, not neurologists? Nephrologists are kidney specialists.

I don't accurately track my fluids because it's rare that I don't have a non-alcoholic drink near at hand. I just tap seven or eight or nine times on the finger pad and I'm done. I know that I've had enough water, diet soda, coffee, and iced tea during the day to keep my kidneys happily chugging along.

BekShark

Maybe nephrologists, not neurologists? Nephrologists are kidney specialists.

I don't accurately track my fluids because it's rare that I don't have a non-alcoholic drink near at hand. I just tap seven or eight or nine times on the finger pad and I'm done. I know that I've had enough water, diet soda, coffee, and iced tea during the day to keep my kidneys happily chugging along.

Nope, I definitely saw Urologists for the kidney stones and kidney stone surgery. in fact, a urologist actually performed my nephrectomy. I'm not sure why they never got me to see a nephrologist, maybe they just deal mostly with CKD. Urologists must deal with the stones getting stuck in your tubes and other bits and bobs.

Incidentally, I take their advice and drink between 3 to 4 litres of water a day and since I started, my skin is fantastic! Better than any expenive face cream.

I've just got neurologists on the brain right now (no pun intended), as I have been seeing one for a sleep disorder.

SteampunkSongbird

I generally take 250-300ml to be one glass.

SomeNights246

I've always heard 8 fl oz.

I honestly just drink when I'm thirsty. Sometimes, that's 6 cups a day. Sometimes, it's 12. You have to consider, too, that there is water content in food. Especially in fruits and certain vegetables.

Drinking when thirsty used to be hard for me, but the more you practice it... the easier it becomes. Now it's just instinct. When I'm thirsty, I drink water. Makes sense that it would become instinct again. After all, as kids, we seem to always know when we're thirsty. Adults stress about how much is too much or too little too often.

Dean649

Ignore the whole 8 glass thing. See this article and do some google searching yourself on the subject.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/8-glasses-of-water-a-day-an-urban-myth-1.1196386


By the way, they say 8glass = 2 liter. so 1glass = 1/4 liter or 250ml or 8.4oz

earlnabby

Exactly this? In the diagram on your page, they look like pint glasses to me. Do you drink pints in the States? Sorry for my ignorance?

In the US we have pints, Imperial pints and dry pints

The US standard pint is 16 ounces
The Imperial pint (aka the UK pint) is 16.65 ounces
The dry pint is 18.6 ounces

earlnabby

I was always told that you should drink 1 ounce for every 2 pounds of body weight. That would put me around a gallon right now which is too much.

EsjayG05

My understanding was 8 × 250ml glasses per day, so 2 Litres of plain water. It does not include cups of tea, coffee, cordial etc.

squishycatmew

it's not 8 8 is absolute minimum recommended for women,
you need more then that. 10+ and it's averaged out to 2.5Ltrs+ so 10x250mls.

sugary drinks dont cut it for flushing out the system they are putting in more then just water, which the kidneys has to deal with

Oh my god, no. If you drink that much every day on top of all the other liquids you consume and all the water in your food, and you're not sweating up a storm, you are putting yourself at risk of hyponatremia unless you are also consuming large amounts of salt and other electrolytes.

tebe0005

There's no magic number, you need to be hydrated enough that your urine isn't dark, (light to medium yellow) and then drink enough to replace what you pee/ sweat/ cry/ lose overall.

You may need to drink extra water if you're feeling extra tired, have a headache, feel lightheaded, etc. Your body will let you know when you need it

cincysweetheart

Typically when we are told to drink 8 glasses of water…they are 8 oz glasses…. 8 CUPS of water. But that's pretty much what's considered the bare minimum. More optimally, I understand, you take your weight in pounds and divide by 2. That is the amount of ounces you should be drinking.

BekShark

Exactly this? In the diagram on your page, they look like pint glasses to me. Do you drink pints in the States? Sorry for my ignorance?

In the US we have pints, Imperial pints and dry pints

The US standard pint is 16 ounces
The Imperial pint (aka the UK pint) is 16.65 ounces
The dry pint is 18.6 ounces

Thanks for answering a question which has puzzled me for a long time.

As far as the ridiculous amounts of water I need to drink goes. I had shock wave treatment on a kidney stone. It causes tiny hairline fractures and then you have to drink FOUR litres of water a day to break up the stones and pass them over the course of a few weeks. Kidney stones are stoopid!

paulperryman

it's not 8 8 is absolute minimum recommended for women,
you need more then that. 10+ and it's averaged out to 2.5Ltrs+ so 10x250mls.

sugary drinks dont cut it for flushing out the system they are putting in more then just water, which the kidneys has to deal with

Oh my god, no. If you drink that much every day on top of all the other liquids you consume and all the water in your food, and you're not sweating up a storm, you are putting yourself at risk of hyponatremia unless you are also consuming large amounts of salt and other electrolytes.

no it's not, you pee out the excess and it flushes your system.
8 Cups a day, in aus i dunno about elsewhere a cup is about 250-300mls

and it's not ONTOP of, that is inclusive of. You have no way of counting the water content of food so thats irrelevent, i'm talking intaking fluids intentionally whether it be Tea, Coffee, Milk, Water or whatever. I drink 11-12x250ml lots of fluid a day and pee regularly, as for sodium, well thats easy every food contains it. if you are eating 2300+ calories you are guarenteed to be getting more then enough.

paulperryman

Exactly this? In the diagram on your page, they look like pint glasses to me. Do you drink pints in the States? Sorry for my ignorance?

In the US we have pints, Imperial pints and dry pints

The US standard pint is 16 ounces
The Imperial pint (aka the UK pint) is 16.65 ounces
The dry pint is 18.6 ounces

Thanks for answering a question which has puzzled me for a long time.

As far as the ridiculous amounts of water I need to drink goes. I had shock wave treatment on a kidney stone. It causes tiny hairline fractures and then you have to drink FOUR litres of water a day to break up the stones and pass them over the course of a few weeks. Kidney stones are stoopid!

and if you intake too much vitamin C which i did as a kid eating those delicious Vitamin C tablets, i had to drink a similar amount of water over 2 days.