cant drink water

I make a concentrated solution of water, lemon, and mint and let it soak for a few days to get really minty, then I add a little bit every time I get a glass of water. Totally natural and delish
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this sounds so yummy!!! thanks for sharing...:flowerforyou:

Force yourself to get used to it. For me, there was just no other way around it. I think it's a psychological thing mostly. Those can be fixed though.

Why? There is no need to drink pure water at all.

I had a teacher who told me that CAN"T meant I don't want to. But I was a child and have learned that I can.

While I don't have a problem with water, maybe try this -

make one gallon of green tea (w/ 1/3c agave nectar or honey)
muddle wedges one lime and a solid handful of mint leaves in the bottom of the pitcher
add the tea, let it sit overnight, strain out the mint/lime - or leave them in if you want
Serve over ice.

I used to make this "tea mojito" when I ran a restaurant. Of course then I would normally add a splash of rum.

In fact, I just decided to make a pitcher... excuse me.

Like everyone else, drink crystal light or flavored water. I was one of those who said they couldn't drink water, but it was because I just didn't like it (too much drinking sodas as a kid) but in my weight loss attempt, I realize how important it is and try to get a couple bottles in every day. I found out it doesn't taste like it has worms in it like it used to!

If you were in a desert and the only thing to drink was water, you'd gulp it down. You CAN drink it, you just have preferences for other things. It's not a bad thing, I was exactly the same.

I struggle to drink tap water so I now buy bottled water which tastes so much cleaner and pure. Give it a go.

Force yourself to get used to it. For me, there was just no other way around it. I think it's a psychological thing mostly. Those can be fixed though.

Why? There is no need to drink pure water at all.

I just prefer not to give my kidneys more junk to filter out than it really needs to. I don't drink ridiculous amounts of water, just enough to keep myself hydrated. It's been workin' for me so far.

That's fair enough. But why tell him to force himself to get used to it when he doesn't need to? There's no need. My, and most peoples, kidneys cope just fine without any pure water

I almost never drank water. For a long time, I just couldn't stand it. I added the app "drink water" to my phone and set my goal for 4 glasses a day. A small goal, but I felt it was attainable. You just have to make yourself do it at first. We're so used to flavored beverages, but the truth is that there's no need to have flavoring in our water. I drink at least 8 glasses a day now, and almost never drink anything else (sometimes I drink milk). Trust me, you'll feel better for it!

To start yourself in the habit of drinking water, add some fruit (lemon, lime, macerated berries). Eventually though, you won't need it!

EDIT: I didn't realize water made you literally ill. I can't imagine why, unless you are drinking it on an empty stomach in which case it might upset the acidic balance of your stomach. Another delicious drink I used to have a lot when I was a kid was a "homemade orange soda." My mom made it for me after my swim team meetings. It's 40% orange juice (aim for low sugar kind), 60% seltzer. The seltzer is water, it's just been carbonated. So it gives you the fizzes but with much fewer calories

Good luck, I hope you can begin to stomach plain water with time!

Wow really? Someone doesn't like water and people are rude about it? I like bottled water myself but I also drink, coffee, green tea, flavored water and regular water. Good luck hon. You guys really can't figure out she just doesn't like water? Do people stay up nights just so they can think of ways to be rude to one another?