Water & peeing - maybe TMI

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  • supertracylynn
    supertracylynn Posts: 1,338 Member
    4 years now at 75-125oz/day.

    It's not as bad as it used to be, but can still tell when I have a few days at 75 then go to 100.

    But then, my bladder is stronger now from Kegels and exercise.

    Totally worth it.
  • thefitfriend
    thefitfriend Posts: 65 Member
    no, i drink on average 4 litres a day and pee approx every half hour, i dont think its a case of your body getting used to the water intake, you just need to get used to peeing unfortunately
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    If you have to pee within 10 minutes of drinking a glass of water then you are well hydrated and don't need to be sucking it down.

    And you aren't flushing out more toxins, you are flushing out the same amount of toxins but with diluted pee. If you are peeing completely clear what makes you think you are peeing anything out other than water.

    Too much water can be just as bad as not enough.

    My man is 6'1" and 190lbs. I'm 5'2" and 112lbs. Yet we are given the exact same advice. Do we both need to be sucking down the same amount of water? I don't think so.

    Thirst is a signal that tells the body to drink. Thirst kicks in about a 2% drop in blood volume. The effects of dehydration start at about a 5% drop. When you are thirsty that doesn't mean you are dehydrated - it just means you are thirsty.
    And you get a good 20% of your daily water through food. (unless of course you eat nothing but processed food. No water there. Or nutrition....or food).

    I drink when I'm thirsty. I find that I'm not thirsty very much. My body regulates my thirst. But when I eat carbs/sugar or frankenfood? Immediate thirst. I suck down water. I retain every bit of it and it will show up on the scale the next day. (but it only seems to apply to grain carbs. A sweet potato doesn't make me thirsty).


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