Medication query

stevew_68
stevew_68 Posts: 126 Member
edited November 9 in Health and Weight Loss
I have to take medication which is a powder I have to add water to. I log the medication already, but would it still class as water intake or not?

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  • epido
    epido Posts: 353 Member
    I would log it as water, but that's just me. I can't think of a reason why you wouldn't.
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    I would count it to the water intake. Just because you add something to water - that doesn't change it into anything else, it's still water, just with an additive (in this case medication). If you swallowed a pill with a glass of water, when they combined in your stomach you would not say it was suddenly not water that you drank, right? Same diff, to me.
  • Slasher09
    Slasher09 Posts: 316 Member
    Sure. When I administered medicine in a nursing home, I charted any water that was consumed either with powder or what they drank to swallow the medication
  • stevew_68
    stevew_68 Posts: 126 Member
    I totally see what you both mean. My thougt was that I had already logged it as medication, so wasnt sure if it could be logged again as water. Its like double logging, even if no cals etc are present. Im just wanting everything to be 100% honest and accurate.
  • stevew_68
    stevew_68 Posts: 126 Member
    Ahhhh ok that clears it up for me. Thanks everyone for answering. Ive been missing loads of water then. I'll log it in future. Big thumbs up to you all
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    sure why not, you're drinking the water.
  • markgodtaylor
    markgodtaylor Posts: 4
    yes i would log it as water you can never have enough our body is composed of almost 80% water
  • stevew_68
    stevew_68 Posts: 126 Member
    Im just thinking, should I log the other meds I take, like the tablets, as, even though theres no calorific value, they can effect my weight, as a lot of them cause horrible stuff like constipation ( so heavier obviously lol ) and tiredness so less exercise
  • apparations
    apparations Posts: 264 Member
    stevew_68 wrote: »
    Im just thinking, should I log the other meds I take, like the tablets, as, even though theres no calorific value, they can effect my weight, as a lot of them cause horrible stuff like constipation ( so heavier obviously lol ) and tiredness so less exercise

    If you wanted to track your meds you could probably just add them to the notes section. But if you're taking the same thing every day I'm not sure there's much point. There might be an app more suited to tracking medications and side effects.
  • stevew_68
    stevew_68 Posts: 126 Member
    good point. it is the same everyday
  • SexyKatherine73
    SexyKatherine73 Posts: 221 Member
    I would track meds if it was only to remind me did I take them today. if you never forget then there really is no point to adding them in.
  • stevew_68
    stevew_68 Posts: 126 Member
    I do forget sometimes. It was more so because they effect my weight
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