people say drink more water is good for our health.... i used to drink lots water... and i sweat a lot also... more than other people.... people say this is because of my kidney cant absorb that much... so, what should i do?? but, when i drink less water, will dehydrate.... many people say drinking too much water also not good for health... which is correct?? i m so confuse now...

I read some articles about drinking plain water. Yeah, water is essential. However, drinking too much has a side-effect. You may feel bloated because too much water will slow down your electrolite flow in the blood stream. That's why recommended amount of water is 2 liters per day (that's 250ml times 8, cups of water a day). Of course to stay hydrated you gonna need to drink water, but not too much, I think.

lol theres nothing such as drinking too much or too little, you drink only when u need it or what u need only... as everyone has their own ... limit , yeah I call it limit, on average 2 litres a day is recomended for everyone...

so i guess you just drink whenever you feel wanna drink only keep it simple no need to calculate the amount of water u drank in a day...

i've heard of cases ppl die from drinking too much water.. i guess lesson to learn is.. dun do over do anything .. everything moderately should be fine

too little --> dehydrated..

too much --> electrolyte imbalance, oedema

drink as u need... no need to force or restrict on drinking

Adding on the the post above, too little --> dehydrated --> yellowish or darker coloured urine

too much --> electrolyte imbalance, oedema --> going to the loo every 15 minutes or so

Lol at this thread.

oedema is a not caused by drinking too much water...it is caused by heart failure, kidney, tyroid, liver (to name a few) or in a normal person heat which causes the peripheral blood vessels to expand, resulting in fluid shifts from the blood vessels to surrounding tissues and long periods of immobility such as a long flight where blood pools in the veins.

the correct term is hyperhydration or water poisoning/water intoxication which is a fatal disturbance in brain function when normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside of safe limits by a very rapid intake of water.

p.s- yes. too much water can actually kill you.

This post has been edited by AsenDURE: Jul 24 2006, 11:45 PM

may i know how much is too much??bcoz sometimes i drink a lot of water too...for eg when i got an ulcer or sorethroat...i'll be drinking non stop...

drink till ur pee is 'clear pee' not yellow or red.


well we are in a hot country isnt it?i drink at least 3bottles a day.

This post has been edited by thivaakar: Jul 24 2006, 11:52 PM

Light yellow indicates slight dehydration, but RED????? That could be an indicator of something very, very serious.

yes... actually oedema is not a direct caused of drinking too much of water.. but might contributed indirectly by excessive of water in the body.. tat is why patient with oedema have their water intake restricted..

I drink quite a lot of water too, some peopel say thats why Im so skinny because I wash away all the nutrients. LOL, I wonder is there any theories to proof that.

A nutritionist told me that to drink a glass of 600ml plain water before food is actually good!

Urine infection?

nope... your body dont work that way. You skinny because your is clean and the system is optimun and all the energy use to digest the food and absorb it all which is good thing. The only thing you have to worry about is it the kidney overwork or something like that. But if you dont eat or drink something nasty, then the kidney is not really doing much thing. Even though it is working, it is helping your body to clean the body. Remember, your body is always trying to help you. You can check your urine colour, if got colour, then your body is cleaning your system.

kidney stone formed and the stone is injuring your inner body like the tubing inside of you. That's why blood come out a bit by a bit.

i heard if drink too much water can get intoxicated with water??

could be urinary tract infection or bladder cancer aswell.

wah.... cancer?!?! that's a bit too serious... anyway, he should be the pain now if got stone inside, because the stone will stuck somewhere down there and make the kidney swallon.