Downside to drinking a lot more water....

Your body will get used to it.

I drink way more and never have to get up at night.

Also, if it really bothers you, drink more in the morning and then less in the evening a couple of hours before you go to bed.

It gets better. I drink around 8-10 liters a day and pee maybe every hour or two.

Even though it seems annoying, keep drinking the water! Your body is flushing out the toxins when you pee...so the more water you drink, the better you will feel! As for going during the night, try only a sip or two if needed before going to bed. If you are drinking a whole glass of water before bedtime, no wonder you get up! Your bladder can only hold so much, and for some it's even less! (I pee all day and all night, but it is because I take a blood pressure pill AND drink water all day!) I am just used to it by now and it doesn't bother me!

Once again...someone is torturing themselves with this MYTH.

Here's what the experts have to say.

Eight glasses of water a day an urban myth'?

Water and a well-balanced diet 'do far more than water alone,' Australian researcher says

CBC News

Posted: Jun 10, 2012 12:51 AM ET

Last Updated: Jun 10, 2012 12:48 AM ET

The common advice to drink eight glasses of water a day doesn't hold water, say nutrition and kidney specialists who want to dispel the myth.

"What drove us to drink two litres of water a day?" asks an editorial in this week's issue of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.

The recommendation was driven by vested interests rather than health, suggests author Speros Tsindos of the department of dietetics and human nutrition at La Trobe University in Victoria, Australia.
Other beverages also help us meet the body's fluid needs, say nutrition specialists. (Aaron Harris/Canadian Press)
"Humans need to maintain fluid balance and need to drink water when required, but should also consider fluid in unprocessed fruits and vegetables and juices. There is further evidence that water and a well-balanced diet does far more than water alone," Tsindos wrote.

"Water is important for health; however, the recommendation of eight glasses of pure water per day appears an overestimation of requirements."

Even a baked potato is 75 per cent water, said nutrition Prof. Susan Barr of the University of British Columbia, who sat on a Canadian-U.S. committee that looked at fluid intake.

"There's nothing magical about water from a glass of water as opposed to water from a food or any other beverage," Barr said.

Drinking caffeinated beverages such as tea and coffee do not lead to dehydration, said Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, a nephrologist at the University of Pennsylvania who reviewed research claims on drinking eight glasses of water and studied how the kidneys handle it.

Let thirst guide you

"Drinking the coffee will count towards your total water intake for the day," Goldfarb said.

Goldfarb said despite the common idea that it's important to "drink eight glasses of eight ounces of water" a day, "There’s no evidence that benefits health in any real way and it really represents an urban myth."

There's no evidence you need to drink more water than what thirst dictates, Goldfarb added.

Studies on desert nomads showed people can consume minimal amounts of water in harsh environments. The military has also looked at how much water soldiers need to take with them when patrolling in hot climates without harming their performance.

"If one is just playing a game of tennis in an indoor facility, for example, or having a short run on a treadmill in an air-conditioned gym, the need to maintain hydration during that is just non-existent," Goldfarb advised.

People have died of dehydration and from drinking too much water too quickly.

A good guide to tell if the body’s finely tuned fluid balance is to check the colour of your urine. If it's very dark, you're on the dry side; if it's very light or translucent, then you need to drink a bit less water, said Dr. David Price, head of family medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont.

I feel ya sometimes I feel I go every five minutes.:sad: :blushing: I make sure to get my allotted cups before 6 so I can sleep through the night. But in the morning boy do I have to GO!!

takes about 2 weeks before your body adjusts to it

call me crazy but it ain't the water that is making you pee in the middle of the night. if you said you were peeing more throughout the day then yes it would probably be the increase in water.


judging from my own experience once i got in better physical condition i stopped going to the bathroom in the middle of the night

Try going to a 3 hour movie! I almost couldn't stand up after the movie was over! It has made a difference, though, so I'm sticking with it! I guess it all comes down to a matter of priorities.

Once again...someone is torturing themselves with this MYTH.

Here's what the experts have to say.

Eight glasses of water a day an urban myth'?

Where did the OP say she was trying to drink 8 glasses a day?

Good thing you posted this for no reason, just so you could prove somebody wrong for something they didn't do.

Yes, generally, you get used to it and eventually need to make fewer visits to the bathroom.

Once again...someone is torturing themselves with this MYTH.

Here's what the experts have to say.

Eight glasses of water a day an urban myth'?

Where did the OP say she was trying to drink 8 glasses a day?

Good thing you posted this for no reason, just so you could prove somebody wrong for something they didn't do.

Then why is she "trying to drink more water"? You know why....it's because of this persistant MYTH.

Maybe because she wasn't drinking enough before, and was mistaking thirst for hunger like many people do. I think that is why she said she knows she needs to drink more water

Well, you may be right...you may be wrong. But in any event, at least she has some more information now from qualified experts to go on and not just some MYTH. My intentions were to be helpful and not as you so kindly put it "to prove somebody wrong". Perhaps instead of attacking me you should simply ASK the OP. Have a great day.

Well tea is a natural diuretic so combining water consumption and taking in consideration of bladder size plays a big role I know through personal experience try to not drink a hr before bedtime