Water!

[The Voice]

Having spent most of my teenage and adult life getting my daily intake of water through coffee and soft drinks (read: coke), I decided this year to go for the real thing: I now drink a minimum of 1.5 litres of tap water everyday (in addition to the aforementioned liquids).

My question is this: am I supposed to experience any additional benefits? It's been over a month, and I certainly don't FEEL any different, so what's going on, apart from the fact that I now piss like a racehorse!

 

[intel8080]

Nothing. The body only uses what it needs and discards the rest. Your kidneys work overtime. That has some advantages and some disadvantages. They work for longer hours but at a slower pace. If you have some kidney problems you want that. Is like driving in a lower gear. Just be carefull taking in too much water without eating! If the process of inverse osmosis starts in your small intestine and you don't know the signs to look out for, you can die !

 

[HapticSimian]

Keep it to drinking (water) when you're actually thirsty and you'll be fine.

 

[Ozymandias]

I don't think you are going to feel different but it will certainly benefit your long term health. The body needs plenty of water to flush out accumulated toxins via the kidneys. The body also needs to maintain a slightly alkaline state of a PH value between 7.35 - 7.45. It does this via homeostasis. When the body gets too acidic from diet or from soft drinks like Coke, it must find alkaline to neutralize this acidity. If it cannot find it in the food and minerals we consume, it will start to take calcium from our bones. Calcium is an alkalizing mineral and we don't want to be losing that from our bones or we will get osteoporosis over time. Gauteng water has an alkaline PH of about 8.0. Consider that against the acidic PH of Coke which is about 3.0. It would take 32 glasses of PH 9.0 water to neutralize a can of Coke. Not to mentionr that a can of coke has a sugar content equivalent of 10 sugar cubes. Optimal health comes from helping the body to keep an alkaline status and water will help this.

 

[AvOk]

There are almost no disadvantages, unless you are drinking more than 10-15 liters of water a day. Or if you exercise heavily then drink a large amount in a very short time. (electrolytes need to be replenished)

 

[BLIXEMPIE]

The headline almost made me cautious.

 

[AvOk]

The headline almost made me cautious.

made me think of Russel Peters.

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[D3nz]

made me think of Russel Peters.

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Lol ...somebody gonna get hurt real bad

 

[RaptorSA]

The "drink lots of water" thing is bull****.

 

[KleinBoontjie]

There are almost no disadvantages, unless you are drinking more than 10-15 liters of water a day. Or if you exercise heavily then drink a large amount in a very short time. (electrolytes need to be replenished)

10 to 15 liters is too much. Have you ever hear people say that you should drink 8 cups of water, well that should actually be: No more than 8 cups. Water is good for you, but too much can have damaging effects or even kill you. It's called: Water intoxication.

Water, just like any other substance, can be considered a poison when over-consumed in a specific period of time. Water intoxication mostly occurs when water is being consumed at a high quantity without giving the body its proper nutrients it needs to be healthy.

 

[spiff]

The "drink lots of water" thing is bull****.

have to agree with u on this. my doctor also told me "drink 1.5l - 2l" a day! so I did, but then I started to retain water. my ankles started swelling so I went back and showed him. he panicked ! thought my kidneys had packed up so after the test came back all clear I stopped drinking so much water and only drank when my lips felt dry and after peeing I will replace what I lost - pee 1 - drink 1. works fine for me

 

[guest2013-1]

have to agree with u on this. my doctor also told me "drink 1.5l - 2l" a day! so I did, but then I started to retain water. my ankles started swelling so I went back and showed him. he panicked ! thought my kidneys had packed up so after the test came back all clear I stopped drinking so much water and only drank when my lips felt dry and after peeing I will replace what I lost - pee 1 - drink 1. works fine for me

The only reason why you'd retain water is if you're dehydrated. Coffee/alcohol dehydrates you. Soft drinks (read: Coke) also contains high amounts of caffeine, dehydrating you even further (causing water retention)

The only way to counter-act that is by drinking water and cutting out coffee/soft drinks. However not everyone can/will/would want to. So as a rule, for every cup of coffee, drink 3 glasses of water.

If you haven't noticed a decline in water retention after the first 2 weeks there might be something different wrong, but 99% of the cases I've seen the water weight was lose within the first week and people generally felt less bloated as well.

 

[killadoob]

The "drink lots of water" thing is bull****.

It's not dude. You won't feel any different but it will help you big time even if you don't feel it.

 

[KleinBoontjie]

The only reason why you'd retain water is if you're dehydrated. Coffee/alcohol dehydrates you. Soft drinks (read: Coke) also contains high amounts of caffeine, dehydrating you even further (causing water retention)

The only way to counter-act that is by drinking water and cutting out coffee/soft drinks. However not everyone can/will/would want to. So as a rule, for every cup of coffee, drink 3 glasses of water.

If you haven't noticed a decline in water retention after the first 2 weeks there might be something different wrong, but 99% of the cases I've seen the water weight was lose within the first week and people generally felt less bloated as well.

Cutting back on salt intake may also help with his water retention problem. Ask any body builder, they cut salt out of their diet completely, because it retains water.

 

[flarkit]

There may be no short-term perceivable differences, but in the long-term, you're doing your health a favour by keeping things clean and hydrated. Stick to the maximum of 6-8 glasses per day (for regular activities) and you're safe

 

[noxibox]

There are no benefits. Your body needs a certain amount and remarkably when it is not getting enough it actually tells you. The recommended daily amount includes what you get from your food (which is much more than you might think). But the basic rule is that you drink when you're thirsty.

How fast you drink and whether the liquid is hot or cold makes a difference to how quickly your body processes it and eliminates the excess.

Coffee/alcohol dehydrates you. Soft drinks (read: Coke) also contains high amounts of caffeine, dehydrating you even further (causing water retention)

Caffeine apparently doesn't really.

The "drink lots of water" thing is bull****.

Pretty much.

 

[ITCynic]

If you are thirsty all the time and drink a lot of liquids and urinate often, you might consider getting a glucose test at your local pharmacy. You could be diabetic.

 

[Goobie]

You should definitely feel better; you're getting in copious amounts of Carbamazepine (with some pesticides, but who cares about that) into your system without prescription, all thanks to contaminated water supplies and inefficient purification.

 

[murraybiscuit]

There are no benefits. Your body needs a certain amount and remarkably when it is not getting enough it actually tells you. The recommended daily amount includes what you get from your food (which is much more than you might think). But the basic rule is that you drink when you're thirsty.

How fast you drink and whether the liquid is hot or cold makes a difference to how quickly your body processes it and eliminates the excess.

Caffeine apparently doesn't really.

Pretty much.

that.
the diuretic effects of caffeine are lessened through ongoing use.
just read the wiki entry, it's pretty straightforward.
as usual, if you don't trust wiki, read the sources and if you have better research to add, feel free to edit the entry.

 

[murraybiscuit]

You should definitely feel better; you're getting in copious amounts of Carbamazepine (with some pesticides, but who cares about that) into your system without prescription, all thanks to contaminated water supplies and inefficient purification.

you know what source of water the op is using and have done extensive testing on it using an independent third party with audited results?
i think you may have forgotten to mention the biggest killer of all... flourine /sarcasm
do you work for a water filter company by any chance?