Can body adapt to amount of water you consume?

WindyKO · 01-07-2009, 09:58 AM

I read somewhere that it is recommended that people consume 1 liter of water for every 1000 calories they consume in a day, which is roughly 2 liters for most people. I drink way over that amount, like maybe 6-7 liters a day, its just a habit I picked up as a kid. My question is, has my body adapted to this? like if I don't drink the 6-7 liters, will my body be in shock and tell me that I'm dehydrated?

I drink a ton of water and sometimes my pee is still yellow.

InclineDBPresss · 01-07-2009, 10:07 AM

If you want to decrease your water do it slowly, or you might get more severely dehydrated.

Drinking 6-7L (1.5-2 gallons) of water a day is great though, the website was probably providing a minimum, since most readers wouldn't have a chance of drinking 2 gallons of water a day. Sounds like what you read was directed to the average person who's not supplementing with protein/creatine/NO products and using an intense bodybuilding program.

Big_Spaz · 01-07-2009, 10:44 AM

I've been drinking one gallon a day at work everyday for the past 5 years.

And I STILL take a leak every 20 minutes or so. My body hasn't adapted at all.

-Spaz

starbuck72 · 01-07-2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Big_Spaz

I've been drinking one gallon a day at work everyday for the past 5 years.

And I STILL take a leak every 20 minutes or so. My body hasn't adapted at all.

-Spaz

Holy frick I thought I was the only one who peed every 20 m. All I ever hear is "you have to pee AGAIN????"

latimus · 01-07-2009, 01:05 PM

yes the body (kidneys) do get use to it. But what your doing is a good thing. To this day I havent found anyone who drinks as much water as me (maybe jeff rodriguez? he puts down alot from what I heard). I drink on average at least 3gallons a day. then precontest that goes up even more to 4 and I have even gone 5 gallons before when dieting in the summer.

keep doing what your doing!

Black_Mage_X · 01-07-2009, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by latimus

yes the body (kidneys) do get use to it. But what your doing is a good thing. To this day I havent found anyone who drinks as much water as me (maybe jeff rodriguez? he puts down alot from what I heard). I drink on average at least 3gallons a day. then precontest that goes up even more to 4 and I have even gone 5 gallons before when dieting in the summer.

keep doing what your doing!

You need to gain a pound, then you'll weight half a ton