but that isn't really really pure distilled water.

those distilled water u get in labs are distilled and condensed for at 3-4 times, hence it is 100% free of minerals and other contaminants.

when famine breakouts, i doubt people have the time and energy to conduct distillation a few times.

and it does not absorb minerals from the body la.    it causes osmotic imbalance which results in cells bursting.

and it does not absorb minerals from the body la.    it causes osmotic imbalance which results in cells bursting.

but that isn't really really pure distilled water.

those distilled water u get in labs are distilled and condensed for at 3-4 times, hence it is 100% free of minerals and other contaminants.

when famine breakouts, i doubt people have the time and energy to conduct distillation a few times.

I am from Engineering background.. not medical.. to me, the flow of substance is absorb

I am from Engineering background.. not medical.. to me, the flow of substance is absorb

it is like people argue about the terms for place to urinate... toilet? washing closet? lavatory? aint it the same? but use differently in different place

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Added on September 28, 2010, 4:06 pm

Yes... I am talking about possibility of drinking distilled water as in general.

and yes too to your assumptions that people do not have the time and energy to do distillation several times...

100% maybe required for medical purposes... but for survival purposes? not quite... and what does 95% pure and 99% pure have to do with keeping me hydrated....

where does your distilled water comes from if may i ask?

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Added on September 28, 2010, 3:34 pm
but that isn't really really pure distilled water.

those distilled water u get in labs are distilled and condensed for at 3-4 times, hence it is 100% free of minerals and other contaminants.

when famine breakouts, i doubt people have the time and energy to conduct distillation a few times.

and it does not absorb minerals from the body la.    it causes osmotic imbalance which results in cells bursting.

distilled and condensed just once i guess? coz the steam will touch the cold coil, trickle down the tubing into the container you used to store your distilled water..
There's another purer type of distilled water called double distilled water...

ok. so how do you justify that the distilled water will 'absorb the minerals' when the water itself is already in the bloodstream?

ok. so how do you justify that the distilled water will 'absorb the minerals' when the water itself is already in the bloodstream?

The human's digestive tract isn't exactly "empty", as in there's a lot of other excretions i.e mucus, HCL acid, bile etc., which will offset the hypotonicity of the distilled water once consumed, regardless of how pure the water is... which probably explained why I'm still alive hahaha 

nothing to do with the digestive tract. it's more to the influence of increasing amount of electrolyte free fluid to the interstitial space, hence, it becomes hypotonic relative to the fluid in the cell and then osmosis blablabla.....you know.
you are alive because the diet of most urban people(which likely include you) is actually have excess in sodium and other elements. which together with the kidneys compensate quite well. not that i am encouraging you to eat more salty food or drink more distilled water though 

Well, the hypotonicity of the water will be decreased when mixed with other "stuffs" within the digestive tract, upon absorption, only then what you say will happen 
LOL.... Even if I don't eat excessive Sodium also won't matter kua... osmoregulation via aldosterone will occur anyway 
I eat a lot of vegetables (non-salty) to save money hahaha 

it so happens that the other stuff in the digestive tract you mentioned also comes from the body........so net effect is still the decrease of the concentration of the electrolyte.
sodium may not have to be the salt we use in our food. there's so many "hidden" source of sodium.
and yes.....the body is very good in osmoregulation.......there's a limit to it but no worries.....there's many signs the body will tell you when the limit of the osmoregulation is near.

A WHO Expert Workshop on nutritional components of drinking-water was held in November 2003 in Rome. The result of the workshop was a report on “Nutrient minerals in drinking water and the potential health consequences of long-term consumption of demineralized and remineralized and altered mineral content drinking waters.” The workshop concluded that drinking-water was generally not a significant contributor to daily dietary nutrition but could be important in cases of dietary insufficiency. Calcium and magnesium in hard water have been shown to be associated with reduced ischaemic cardiac mortality in hard water areas. Stabilization of desalinated waters should include the introduction of adequate calcium and magnesium where practical. It was concluded that drinking-water may be important as a source of skeletal fluoride, and it has been suggested that there is a minimum level of fluoride in water below which net loss of fluoride from the skeleton may occur.

Pipe water, rain water, distilled water, deionized water. All drinkable. All are hypotonic. Drinking hypotonic liquids does not cause your cells to burst.

Nobody pees pure distilled water, so minerals are leaving your body all the time. If you switch from drinking pipe water to distilled water, you're reducing your mineral intake, but only very slightly. No pipe water contains even remotely the same concentration of minerals as urine.

You get minerals from your food too. In fact, practically all your mineral intake comes in your food.
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health...s/en/index.html

Pipe water, rain water, distilled water, deionized water. All drinkable. All are hypotonic. Drinking hypotonic liquids does not cause your cells to burst.

Nobody pees pure distilled water, so minerals are leaving your body all the time. If you switch from drinking pipe water to distilled water, you're reducing your mineral intake, but only very slightly. No pipe water contains even remotely the same concentration of minerals as urine.

You get minerals from your food too. In fact, practically all your mineral intake comes in your food.
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health...s/en/index.html

Here's a simple experiment that can be done to test this, take a bucket filled with distilled water and stick your hand in it. If you start seeing stuff coming off your hand after a while, it is probably a good indication that you have cells exploding and peeling off your hands or you should wash your hands more often.

The cells on the epidermis are dead cells.... I don't think they will burst 

yes..minerals leave our body all the time...due too the regulations of the ions in our body, minerals not taken in by the cells but not due to the reasons Awakened_angel given..

Ever had your hands go wrinkly after soaking in water for a while? This shows that the water is having an effect on the skin so this experiment should still be valid.

That is what I read, sorry if I am wrong...

that since distilled water are so pure, they tend to'absorb" other mineral/particles to get equilibirum....

I am more familiar with water properties from physical properties outside human body