A different take on water consumption problems

spritie
spritie Posts: 167
edited September 20 in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone else have a problem with hyperhydration?

Meaning drink significantly too much water.

Instead of loging glasses of water consumed, I log L. or water consumed.

I've pretty much got it under control. Ok not under control its one of those things that I know isn't 100% healthy but while at the moment isn't creating problems I'm leaving till I've won other battles.

Just wondering if other people stuggle with this as I haven't seen it on the boards before, and its not widely acknowledge how harmful it can be, was ages till I became aware how bad it could be for you.

But it can lead to serious problems regarding elecotrlyte balance (salt/sodium + potassium) and in some cases water poisoning/hyperhydration which can lead to death, but before that point feels dreadful.

Just so you know I drink 4-9L a day not counting fluid from foods. (note it is also the middle of summer here at the moment and thankfully 9 isn't on many days, its usually 6-8).

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  • jaycee76
    jaycee76 Posts: 325 Member
    OMG! Either you live on the toilet or have the worlds stongest bladder lol!

    Seriously though, a girl in the UK recently died from this. She did it in a few days only though (drank normal then consumed many litres of water in one day!

    Hope you can get it under control. Good luck x
  • leelu
    leelu Posts: 136 Member
    if its over 30 degrees c and you work or spend a lot of time outdoors that prob isnt too much. I work in Mining and we tell our workers to consume 1 litre an hour when they are out doors ifthey can (it can be 45-50 degrees on the worst days) the guide of 6-10 glasses a day is only a guide. you need to think about your environment and how much you sweat.
  • spritie
    spritie Posts: 167
    yeah your body can adapt to all kinds of things including chronic hyperhydration

    you just need to watch your salt intake and make sure all your levels stay ok.

    I'm not in an enviroment where I need to consume that much water, but my body can take it, its sorta used to it by now, but yeah people do die from hyperhydration

    just thought I'd get this different angle on the topic out there as usually when water is mentioned its people not drinking enough
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