Drinking too much water?

[YawkC]

I drink about 5L on a day where I go to the gym, and about 4L on a rest day.

There are even days where I drink more than 5L, maybe sometimes up to 6L

I do pee a lot but feel completely fine and actually makes me feel good? I cannot go without at least 2-3L a day

[SuffolkPunch]

Too much water can wash out certain minerals and cause health issues long term.

If you pee is completely without colour, I would suggest cutting down. The desire to drink excessively can indicate other health problems too...

[MG5]

I drink about 5L on a day where I go to the gym, and about 4L on a rest day.

There are even days where I drink more than 5L, maybe sometimes up to 6L

I do pee a lot but feel completely fine and actually makes me feel good? I cannot go without at least 2-3L a day

5 L shouldn't be too much.

I've heard different recommendations, but I've heard this one more frequently recently:

Half your body weight in ounces + 15 ounces for every hour of exercise.

If someone were very overweight they'd want to use their goal weight or lean body mass if they know that.

[soberchuck]

Too much water can wash out certain minerals and cause health issues long term.

If you pee is completely without colour, I would suggest cutting down. The desire to drink excessively can indicate other health problems too...

Very true, water is very dangerous and drinking too much will eventually make your angus fall out

[Gaza26]

I drink about 5L on a day where I go to the gym, and about 4L on a rest day.

There are even days where I drink more than 5L, maybe sometimes up to 6L

I do pee a lot but feel completely fine and actually makes me feel good? I cannot go without at least 2-3L a day

You can never drink too much water. As long as it's comfortable with you it should be fine.

[bernipes]

I haven't reached your level of hydration yet lol, but I also try to drink at least 2L a day.
Getting into the habit of drinking water can be difficult at first, but I feel that as time goes by, the more you drink, the more you actually want to drink.

[TolerantLactose]

You can never drink too much water. As long as it's comfortable with you it should be fine.

Actually, you can. The need to drink to excessive amounts may be a symptom of type 2 diabetes. It's not the cause but it's a worrying sign.

[Cari1030]

You can never drink too much water. As long as it's comfortable with you it should be fine.

That's entirely untrue. Water intoxication is a legit thing, I've had patients with it, and it CAN kill you. And as someone else said, you lose/dilute your electrolytes when you overdo it with water, which are really important to keep at proper levels, as some can seriously affect your heart, among other things.

Drink to thirst. There's really no reason to force yourself to drink water. If you find you're seriously that thirsty, to a point where you *need* 5 liters (or more) a day, you should really see a physician. 6 liters is almost 2 gallons, that's a LOT of water.

[Tommyy24]

Too much water can wash out certain minerals and cause health issues long term.

If you pee is completely without colour, I would suggest cutting down. The desire to drink excessively can indicate other health problems too...

What about pissing all the time?

[Strawng]

Too much water can wash out certain minerals and cause health issues long term.

If you pee is completely without colour, I would suggest cutting down. The desire to drink excessively can indicate other health problems too...

This.

That's entirely untrue. Water intoxication is a legit thing, I've had patients with it, and it CAN kill you. And as someone else said, you lose/dilute your electrolytes when you overdo it with water, which are really important to keep at proper levels, as some can seriously affect your heart, among other things.

Also this. I've had it before & it sucked. I was underweight & sick with cholera in India, so I was particularly susceptible. I believe it did permanent damage to my body's ability to regulate my fluid balance because it was nearly 7 years ago and I haven't returned to normal since.

Very true, water is very dangerous and drinking too much will eventually make your angus fall out

Hmmm. Thankfully my angus is still intact. It certainly felt like it was gonna fall out when I had cholera in India tho...

[snailsrus]

Fun fact:
Anxiety can cause dry mouth, it happens to my mom

Medications can cause dry mouth

Type 1 not 2 diabetes can cause excesses thirst

Too much water can strip nutrients

You can die from too much water/liquid. A few years ago a dad made his 5 year old finish a whole 2l of soda when she drank out of it and opened it and she died. Water intoxication causes too low of sodium and the brain swells/other organs to absorb some of the water out of the blood. Brains don’t have room to swell. Also, other electrolytes being too low can cause stroke and heart attacks

“She was allegedly force-fed so much liquid that it caused the sodium level in her body to go down and caused her brain to swell,” he said.

In addition to drinking more than 2 liters of fluids in about two hours, she also suffered other forms of punishment, Bell told the affiliate. He did not get into specifics.

The child became unresponsive, and the pair drove her to the hospital on New Year’s Day in 2012.

Two days later, she was declared brain dead and removed from life support.

A two-year investigation determined her death was a homicide as a result of acute fluid/water intoxication, the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement this week“

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Too much water can wash out certain minerals and cause health issues long term.

If you pee is completely without colour, I would suggest cutting down. The desire to drink excessively can indicate other health problems too...

This.

[GnikBrac]

That's entirely untrue. Water intoxication is a legit thing, I've had patients with it, and it CAN kill you. And as someone else said, you lose/dilute your electrolytes when you overdo it with water, which are really important to keep at proper levels, as some can seriously affect your heart, among other things.

Drink to thirst. There's really no reason to force yourself to drink water. If you find you're seriously that thirsty, to a point where you *need* 5 liters (or more) a day, you should really see a physician. 6 liters is almost 2 gallons, that's a LOT of water.

Exactly, drink when you feel like you need to.. it's pointless to set an arbitrary goal to hit. There is a lot of misinformation that is perpetuated in regards to water consumption. It's almost become a fad, in my opinion, to glorify the consumption of excessive amounts of water.. Also, buy a reusable water bottle, stop polluting the planet with single use plastics.

[Tommy W.]

Why people drink excessive amounts of water is beyond me.
Clear pee+not thirsty= no need for more water