Water Intake

sarahlfleck
sarahlfleck Posts: 8 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So, I've read up a little bit on this, but I wanted a community opinion. If you drink a lot of water (like, not water intoxication levels of a lot), let's say 12-15 glasses of water in a day, can you upset your mineral balance? Particularly sodium. I've been drinking A LOT of water the past few weeks, and I find myself to be craving salty stuff very often. To to the point where I get the urge to just eat a pinch of salt. I have read that sometimes salty cravings can be caused by dehydration, but I know that's not the case. Thoughts?

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  • Herohorse
    Herohorse Posts: 108
    I was wondering the same thing and so I went scouring the Internet for answers. Although I cannot locate the page right now, I found that as long as it was, I believe, not more than a Kilogram an hour, that your kidneys can keep up, and you don't need to be concerned with electrolyte imbalance.

    This is from another page and was semi-helpful:
    Ultimately, the best guidance I can provide on this issue is to follow your sense of thirst. Some people believe that thirst is not a reliable indicator of how much water you need, since many people suffer with symptoms related to dehydration and don't seem to feel a need to drink water on a regular basis. My experience has been that most people who are chronically dehydrated have learned to ignore a parched mouth. If you ask such people if they are thirsty and would like a piece of fruit or a glass of water, they will almost always realize that they are indeed thirsty.

    Hope this helps!

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