How Much Water Do I Need To Drink Every Day To Prevent Water Retention?
Most experts agree that everyone needs to drink about 2 litres (that’s just over 4 pints, 2 quarts or 8 cups) of water a day. In extremely hot weather, if you sweat a lot, or if you engage in a lot of sports, you may need to drink more than 2 litres of water a day. The general rule is
- 1 litre of water per 25 kg of body weight plus a further 1 litre per every hour of exercise
Drinks like tea, coffee and alcohol should not be included in this, as they are diuretics. This means that they make you excrete water quickly, so they could leave you dehydrated and needing even more water than if you had not drunk them.
Soft drinks such as sodas don’t count either. They are so loaded with sugar and other substances that they don’t do a good job of helping you excrete waste products (which is one important reason why you need to drink plenty of fluid).
Weak herbal teas and pure fruit juice (if the juice is diluted half and half with water) can be used to count towards your daily water consumption.
Related posts:
- Can diuretics cause worse water retention?
- Can thirst be related to water retention?
- How Does Sugar Cause Water Retention?
- Do You Have To Go On A Water Diet To Get Rid Of Water Retention?
- Water Retention And Diabetes
Comments
Comment from Linda Lazarides
Time November 10, 2010 at 8:01 pm
If you check out the index on the right-hand side you’ll find some links relating to diuretics. Reading those posts should hopefully give you the answers you are looking for.
Comment from estone
Time November 25, 2011 at 3:53 am
Long ago I read about the need to drink more fluid, and since then I became obsessed with drinking water. I think I drink too much water now, probably much more than I need. Several years ago I started having what felt like overactive bladder, with need to urinate becoming more an more urgent, and intervals between such urges becoming shorter. These symptoms do not respond to normal OAB treatment – is it possible that I do consume too much water, and that’s what’s causing the problems?
Comment from rita reid
Time November 2, 2010 at 1:03 pm
why dont i lose water on water tablets and have lots of water retention especially in legs