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Is it possible to be drinking too much water?
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:40 am
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:40 am
Potentially stupid question incoming.
Over the last two years I decided to get healthy (went from 215 - 160 ). The biggest thing I did was stop drinking anything with sugar.
Now, with that being said.. I drink a lot of water now. A lot. Close to 2 gallons a day. It is to the point if I run to the store to pick up one or two items I have to bring water. If I don't, I end up having to buy a bottled water while checking out.
After 30min - an hour my tongue gets dry as a towel and I even start to get a little nauseous.
Does anyone have a similar experience?
Over the last two years I decided to get healthy (went from 215 - 160 ). The biggest thing I did was stop drinking anything with sugar.
Now, with that being said.. I drink a lot of water now. A lot. Close to 2 gallons a day. It is to the point if I run to the store to pick up one or two items I have to bring water. If I don't, I end up having to buy a bottled water while checking out.
After 30min - an hour my tongue gets dry as a towel and I even start to get a little nauseous.
Does anyone have a similar experience?
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Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:49 am to MickeyLikesDags21
I think you’re good.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:53 am to MickeyLikesDags21
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Your kidneys can eliminate about 5.3-7.4 gallons (20-28 liters) of water a day, but they can't get rid of more than 27-33 ounces (0.8-1.0 liters) per hour (14, 15). Therefore, in order to avoid hyponatremia symptoms, you should not drink more than 27-33 ounces (0.8-1.0 liters) of water per hour, on average (14).Jul 31, 2017
Found this on Medical News Today.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 7:56 am to DeafJam73
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Your kidneys can eliminate about 5.3-7.4 gallons (20-28 liters) of water a day, but they can't get rid of more than 27-33 ounces (0.8-1.0 liters) per hour (14, 15). Therefore, in order to avoid hyponatremia symptoms, you should not drink more than 27-33 ounces (0.8-1.0 liters) of water per hour, on average (14).Jul 31, 2017
Great find. Awesome, Now I've got a challenge.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 8:19 am to MickeyLikesDags21
Hyponatremia can kill you so yes it is possible. It takes an insane amount of water tho
Posted on 4/25/19 at 8:28 am to MickeyLikesDags21
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I drink a lot of water now. A lot. Close to 2 gallons a day.
Do you sweat a lot? 2 gal ain't going to kill you, but it is a lot compared to a lot of inactive people.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 8:38 am to MickeyLikesDags21
Make sure you’re getting the necessary sodium, salts, potassium, and electrolytes in your diet. Start making your own soups. It’s awesome.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 8:43 am to MickeyLikesDags21
You bring up a good point. I just finished reading a book called “Natural Born Heroes” which talks about the warriors from Crete who resisted the Germans during ww2 invasion.
Along with the Mediterranean diet, he argued a lot of these people were able to survive and thrive off little water for days. (Also referenced a couple other civilizations such as the Maasai).
He made the point that it wasn’t until this big push to drink a whole lot of water each day even if you’re not thirsty, that dehydration started to become a big issue. Especially in racing.
All this is apparently supported by Dr Phil Maffetone.
I dunno if I believe all of it or not but it would make sense that if our system was adjusted to drinking 2 gallons of water a day, it’s gonna want that much each day.
Along with the Mediterranean diet, he argued a lot of these people were able to survive and thrive off little water for days. (Also referenced a couple other civilizations such as the Maasai).
He made the point that it wasn’t until this big push to drink a whole lot of water each day even if you’re not thirsty, that dehydration started to become a big issue. Especially in racing.
All this is apparently supported by Dr Phil Maffetone.
I dunno if I believe all of it or not but it would make sense that if our system was adjusted to drinking 2 gallons of water a day, it’s gonna want that much each day.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 8:44 am to SabiDojo
Yeah, I can literally feel my body craving nutrients about 1-2pm every day. I have been using "NUUN electrolyte tablets" for a few weeks and love them.
Potassium is something I haven't paid any attention to. The Nuun tablets have 100mg / serving, would you recommend more? I'm allergic to bananas so it would probably have to be in tablet form.
What's your go to soup recipe?
Potassium is something I haven't paid any attention to. The Nuun tablets have 100mg / serving, would you recommend more? I'm allergic to bananas so it would probably have to be in tablet form.
What's your go to soup recipe?
Posted on 4/25/19 at 9:43 am to MickeyLikesDags21
There are so many things you can do. I’ll grab cartons of low sodium chicken broth, a bag of frozen soup veggies, a rotisserie chicken, and I’ll spice it up with jalapeño seasoning. Add whatever you want. Radishes are awesome. I’ll make some brown rice noodles with it and boom. Takes like 20 minutes at most
Posted on 4/25/19 at 10:04 am to SabiDojo
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Make sure you’re getting the necessary sodium, salts, potassium, and electrolytes in your diet.
This is the biggest potential issue, excess water diluting other necessary things. In terms of just pure water consumption, you can't OD.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 11:35 am to Rep520
quote:Hyponatremia says hello
you can't OD.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 11:39 am to Shepherd88
I was really curious about this too.
Now that my body is used to this much water. If I wanted to work my way back down, does that mean I would have to force myself into being dehydrated?
Now that my body is used to this much water. If I wanted to work my way back down, does that mean I would have to force myself into being dehydrated?
Posted on 4/25/19 at 11:59 am to TechDawg2007
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Hyponatremia says hello
Good luck truly trying to get to that point. Generally you can eliminate up to 7.5 gallons a day. OP is close to 2 and thinks he might be getting too much.
Also, hyponatremia is mainly just dilution of sodium. Even at high water levels, sodium can balance it out.
So, fair enough, you can OD, but you can OD on anything, and water is physiologically as hard as it gets.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 12:01 pm to Rep520
Happened to a kid at my daughter’s high school two years ago 
Posted on 4/25/19 at 12:05 pm to Rep520
Drinking too much water too fast and not eating can cause hyponatremia
Posted on 4/25/19 at 1:43 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
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Close to 2 gallons a day
Completely unneccessary
Posted on 4/25/19 at 2:04 pm to MickeyLikesDags21
2 gallons/day is good especially if you exercise regularly. I find eating nutrient rich food like green (spinach, kale, chard) salads, beets, sprouts, bananas, sweet potatoes, polyphenols like berries help you both make the most of that water and keep you from flushing the electrolytes out of your body.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 2:55 pm to SabiDojo
I remember when the kid from Prep died from it.
Posted on 4/25/19 at 2:59 pm to Andychapman13
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2 gallons/day is good especially if you exercise regularly
Still wholly unnecessary. I am currently crossfitting 3-4x per week and walking 60 minutes every day, and I'm around a gallon a day (mixed beverages... primarily water, but also coke zero, powerade zero, etc) and fine.
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