Water - The benefits?

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  • ClareWhittaker
    ClareWhittaker Posts: 24
    The Mayo Clinic has also answered a lot of questions. May explain why I am always so tired!
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    Wow thanks for all the info guys. It seems I should really up my intake just for overall health reasons anyway. I'll just have to spend a week on the toilet lol :)

    I would rather spend a week on the toilet than 3 weeks having surgeries for kidney stones!!

    I was like you last year. there were times that I only drank 1 glass of something all day, I knew I should drink more, but I couldn't be bothered. Then I landed in the ER with a 14mm stone. In 3 weeks I had 3 surgeries--all requiring being NPO after midnight and general anesthesia. I was on an obscene amount of antibiotics which caused me gastrointestinal issues. After several diagnostic tests, the urologist came to the conclusion that I was chronically dehydrated. More tests revealed that I need to drink 4L a day to be hydrated. So I drink...and I pee..and I drink some more....
  • GingerBarber0308
    GingerBarber0308 Posts: 4 Member
    Your body is made up of a large amount of water. It needs it to function properly. Too little water can be harmful in many ways. Kidney infections are common when not enough water is consumed. Your body also retains water when it is not getting enough. This causes you to swell and hold on to water weight.

    Almost no one is dehydrated in a first world country. If you're not thirsty and you're not ill, you're extremely unlikely to be dehydrated.

    You would be surprised at how many folks are actually dehydrated even in this country.
  • MeMyCatsandI
    MeMyCatsandI Posts: 704 Member
    Fat passes out of the body by peeing or sweating! If you don't drink enough water, you can't pass the fat :)
    OMG! Wrong. Just wrong!
  • stacy_7171
    stacy_7171 Posts: 21

    Actually, the average woman needs 2.2 liters (about 9 8 ounce cups--men need more like 13 cups) of water from all sources to be healthy. That includes water in food and all beverages.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

    Thank you! :smile: I've seen the recommended water intake vary by source, even some people saying that you should drink so much water per pound of weight,even. It can be confusing. For me, I try to drink a gallon of water a day. Any less, and I feel too thirsty. Again, that's just what I do, and I'm not a medical or nutritional expert.
  • FitLink
    FitLink Posts: 1,317 Member

    Actually, the average woman needs 2.2 liters (about 9 8 ounce cups--men need more like 13 cups) of water from all sources to be healthy. That includes water in food and all beverages.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

    Thank you! :smile: I've seen the recommended water intake vary by source, even some people saying that you should drink so much water per pound of weight,even. It can be confusing. For me, I try to drink a gallon of water a day. Any less, and I feel too thirsty. Again, that's just what I do, and I'm not a medical or nutritional expert.

    That is 2.2 liters FROM ALL SOURCES, you know. Most food is mostly water, and that counts toward the 2.2 liters.
  • FitLink
    FitLink Posts: 1,317 Member
    Your body is made up of a large amount of water. It needs it to function properly. Too little water can be harmful in many ways. Kidney infections are common when not enough water is consumed. Your body also retains water when it is not getting enough. This causes you to swell and hold on to water weight.

    Almost no one is dehydrated in a first world country. If you're not thirsty and you're not ill, you're extremely unlikely to be dehydrated.

    You would be surprised at how many folks are actually dehydrated even in this country.

    No, I wouldn't. Very few people are. If your urine is clear to straw yellow, you are unlikely to be dehydrated.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283
  • Shweedog
    Shweedog Posts: 883 Member
    And I think you mean bladder infections. Kidney infections aren't common, period.


    Lol. Actually, they are. Maybe I should have used the blanket term- UTI, or urinary tract infection. If a bladder infection goes untreated, and they often do, the infection can travel to your kidneys. But we are off track here. Drinking water is beneficial for your body. Period. :)
  • CWatermelon
    CWatermelon Posts: 146 Member
    Fat passes out of the body by peeing or sweating! If you don't drink enough water, you can't pass the fat :)

    MayoClinic.com notes that waste material produced during the conversion of body fat into energy, specifically water and carbon dioxide, leaves your body through urine, sweat and exhaling.

    Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/325306-how-does-fat-leave-your-body-when-you-lose-weight/#ixzz1yRAAmSSc

    This is what I read because I was wondering where the weight (fat) was going.
  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    Fat passes out of the body by peeing or sweating! If you don't drink enough water, you can't pass the fat :)

    Um. No. Not at all. That would be some really greasy pee and sweat.
  • FitnessPal_1
    FitnessPal_1 Posts: 1
    Your body will convert stored fat to fuel for energy to function at it peek performance(based on your fitness/health). Not everyone gets enough water. When you body uses up the energy it needs, it leaves toxins behind. These toxins(mostly carbon dioxides) will need to leave the body. Usually by urination. The most efficient way to do this is to drink clean water.

    By the way, something to think about. When you drink beverages(other than water), do you think about the other chemicals that you are putting into your body that needs to be flushed out? If not, it will catch up to you later if it hasn't already. (Just a though) :smile:

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