Water headaches - To much water??

bobbyrosegr2000
bobbyrosegr2000 Posts: 65
in Food and Nutrition
Hi All,

I generally drink around 5 x 250ml water bottles a day, sometimes a lot more, maybe 8-10 bottles and sometimes maybe only 3.

I sit down all day at a desk job, and find I never have an empty bottle on my desk.

The thing is - I get headaches a lot, I find it is when I have drunken a lot of water I get these headaches. Now most would say sodium deficiency, but I don't think it is that. If we are told to drink 8L per day, I am only drinking around 2.5-5.

Help!

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  • Jellyphant
    Jellyphant Posts: 1,400 Member
    This sometimes happens to me, too! I get nauseous too. :(
  • aqua_marine_light
    aqua_marine_light Posts: 52
    I experience them too......bump.
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    Hi All,



    The thing is - I get headaches a lot, I find it is when I have drunken a lot of water I get these headaches. Now most would say sodium deficiency, but I don't think it is that. If we are told to drink 8L per day, I am only drinking around 2.5-5.

    Help!

    we are told to drink 8 CUPS a day, not 8 liters. 8 Liters is about 34 cups
  • bobbyrosegr2000
    bobbyrosegr2000 Posts: 65
    I meant 8 Glasses haha - Not 8L!!!! Woops - 250ml is your standard glass, so i'm having half of that and still getting these headaches!
  • OspreyVista
    OspreyVista Posts: 464 Member
    when you feel a headache coming on, drink a Gatorade. It will help balance out electrolites and salt. I've had the same problem, and it's helped immensely
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    when you feel a headache coming on, drink a Gatorade. It will help balance out electrolites and salt. I've had the same problem, and it's helped immensely

    I would say no to gatorade. Not really a healthy drink IMO.
  • bobbyrosegr2000
    bobbyrosegr2000 Posts: 65
    when you feel a headache coming on, drink a Gatorade. It will help balance out electrolites and salt. I've had the same problem, and it's helped immensely

    I would say no to gatorade. Not really a healthy drink IMO.

    Good idea tho :) But are there any less sugary alternatives? Home made electrolyte drinks?
  • OspreyVista
    OspreyVista Posts: 464 Member
    when you feel a headache coming on, drink a Gatorade. It will help balance out electrolites and salt. I've had the same problem, and it's helped immensely

    I would say no to gatorade. Not really a healthy drink IMO.

    It may not be healthy, but it takes the headache away really fast. And they have some that are low calories.
  • Alohathin
    Alohathin Posts: 360 Member
    I get them occasionally, but they are minor, and don't last long. But I generally drink at least 4 liters per day...more if I do a lfot of cardio.
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    Hi All,

    I generally drink around 5 x 250ml water bottles a day, sometimes a lot more, maybe 8-10 bottles and sometimes maybe only 3.

    I sit down all day at a desk job, and find I never have an empty bottle on my desk.

    The thing is - I get headaches a lot, I find it is when I have drunken a lot of water I get these headaches. Now most would say sodium deficiency, but I don't think it is that. If we are told to drink 8L per day, I am only drinking around 2.5-5.

    Help!

    Honestly, I wouldn't blame it on too much water unless you have had at least 2000ml for the day. My urologist says that many of his patients are walking around chronically dehydrated. I was one of them...until I ended up with a HUGE kidney stone. I have gone from drinking maybe 750ml a day to drinking 4 bottles of 960ml each per day. The only time I get a headache is from sinus pressure.

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