Drinking sufficient water

Tea and coffee are usually made with water, so count, So do vegetables and fruit.

The more water I drink the more I go to the loo, so cannot see that I need so much! Apart from having a very clean flushed inside not sure how much good it is doing but I carry on as fresh air and water are free and apparently the best beauty treatments you can have.

We all take in fluids in various forms - tea, coffee, beer, wine, lemonade and in soups and other foods. No need to go a bundle on drinking water unless you are thirsty.

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I heard a programme last night on the BBC World Service where several Muslim people were discussing fasting over Ramadan . They said even water was not allowed during daylight hours so many Muslims will drink quite a lot of water before daylight which lasts until sunset.

If you find that you are suddenly constantly thirsty it might be a good idea to get your blood sugars checked as one of the first signs of diabetes for me was the amount of liquid I craved as this was my bodies way of trying to get rid of excess sugar out of my body.

My craving went away when I started treatment for my type 2 diabetes.

I remember being told to pinch a bit if skin on the back if your hand for ten seconds. After letting go count how long it takes to return to normal. Well hydrated skin should bounce back almost immediately.

In Denmark we are currently being advised to dring 1½ litres of water in the course of 24 hours in addition to the other fluids we drink.

We are told that if you drink more, you are risking not only flushing sodium that you need out of your system but vitamins as well.

If you are fit it is easy to check whether you are drinking sufficient water - dark yellow, or yellow-brown urine when you pass it means you need more water. Clear pale yellow urine shows you are drinking the correct amount.

Another way of checking that works for most of us is to notice whether you are needing to wee less frequently than normal. If the answer is yes to this queston, you need more fluids.

I had kidney stones lasered 3 weeks ago and was told to make sure I drink lots of water, which I thought I was doing, to keep hydrated. I'm now drinking that much I detest the stuff, but if it hopefully saves me from more stones forming I'll keep at it.

My GP kept asking me how much water I drank, and at one point after a blood test told me I had a very scary sounding condition which meant my blood was ‘too thick’. I’ve found keeping a mug of water nearby in the evening seems to top up my water enough. I can’t see why tea wouldn’t hydrate me, so I drink plenty of that, as well!

Apparently we should be drinking 1200ml a day (according to Google) so I assume that includes water from fruit, veg, etc/

Also agree be careful not to overdo the fluid intake. I was a renal nurse working with patients on dialysis, most of them had no urinary output so we're restricted to one litre of fluid a day. They had to include in that one litre not just drinks but fluid in foods like soup or custard. All fluid counts towards hydrating you as, even if tea or coffee have a mild diuretic effect, you're still taking in more than you're putting out. Nephrologists would tell you there's a lot of nonsense talked about drinking vast amounts of water.

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Apparently we should be drinking 1200ml a day (according to Google) so I assume that includes water from fruit, veg, etc/

Yes, it does. All the water content of the food we eat counts towards hydration as well as drinks like tea.

A lot of tosh is talked about it being 'too late' if you drink when you already feel thirsty. It's nonsense. Thirst is the body's way of telling you you need to drink, just as hunger is its way of telling you to eat.

Great idea Thank you

I read recently that our bodies take water from the fruit and veg that we eat.

Give this a listen - it’s knowledgeable & reassuring about healthy hydration ?

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/inside-health/id263166507?i=1000551209937

I remember being told a few years ago that tea and coffee ‘didn’t count’ towards your total liquid intake. Now we know it’s nonsense, obviously made up by bottled water manufacturers!

Slightly off thread, but what is this obsession amongst younger people to carry brightly coloured water bottles around everywhere they go? Can’t people manage to go from A to B without having to drink? I don’t get it ?‍♀️

thirst diminishes as we age and skin is no longer a good indicator. Look at the wee in the toilet bowl. It should be pale and clear. The body takes a lot of water from food and fruit and veg. It is equally bad to overdose on water. I start the day well, after a night without water. A small drink of water first and then a 600 ml mug of tea

Jzpap

Slightly off thread, but what is this obsession amongst younger people to carry brightly coloured water bottles around everywhere they go? Can’t people manage to go from A to B without having to drink? I don’t get it ?‍♀️

I'll repeat what I said earlier. According to Dr Google (who is sometimes right) the human body can go for at least 2 days without water.

Clearly that isn't a desirable thing to do, but it does illustrate that no-one really needs to be continually sucking on a bottle of water.

Maybe they were bottle fed as babies MaizieD so it’s a comfort thing

Jzpap

Slightly off thread, but what is this obsession amongst younger people to carry brightly coloured water bottles around everywhere they go? Can’t people manage to go from A to B without having to drink? I don’t get it ?‍♀️

Jzpap
Carrying water bottles starts at school.
Way back around 2004, minister Stephen Twigg promoted water over the fizzy drinks or squash in lunch boxes, which could give a ‘sugar rush’ and contribute to obesity. Some parents immediately declared that they had the right to choose what to give their children and I remember one parent, who sent squash in the ‘water’ bottle, declaring that her son was allergic to water!

A news report at the time said,
”Many primary schools in Britain have begun giving pupils drinking water bottles, which are available on their desks during lessons.”
”This follows concerns that pupils were becoming dehydrated and this was affecting their ability to learn.”

Readily available water in class without sharing plastic cups was a good idea.
I never noticed it having an impact on children’s ability to learn after water bottles started, although it did initially increase the need for toilet visits. Now they go mostly ignored in lesson time, though they’re eagerly seized on at break.

However as children I am sure we were very dehydrated. I drank very little during my hours at school.

I am not convinced either about children needing to drink water from a bottle on the desk constantly throughout the lessons. The number of pieces of work that are wrecked with spillages and the disruption with trips to the toilet!

mumofmadboys

However as children I am sure we were very dehydrated. I drank very little during my hours at school.

We had a water fountain but I never fancied drinking from that.
Milk at morning break and a glass of water (if we wanted it) at lunch-time.

Going back to the original post about turning over the dice what if you forget to turn the dice?! ?