How much water do you drink?

[BlackVanDyke]

Kermit power said:

If the OP has been drinking that much for 8 years, then he's certainly not type 1 diabetic as has been suggested - it's highly unlikely that he'd make it 8 months as an undiagnosed type 1, let alone 8 years!

I thought I drank a lot at around 4-5 litres per day on days when I cycle to the office (30 mile round trip), but I just can't imagine doubling or trebling that!!!

Diabetes insipidus isn't 'diabetes' diabetes - completely unrelated, just another condition that's got the word in the name (Greek for 'bad pee' or something IIRC?).

It's where the bit of the brain that regulates water in/out and sodium in/out is a bit (or a lot) ballsed up - either as a result of a congenital difference in the brain structure, or after the brain has been injured, by trauma or disease process.

OP - talk to a doctor, and you probably ought to have a blood and urine test to see what your sodium levels are like. It's usually pretty easy to control if you do have it.

I can get up into the region of 4L in a day (advised to keep water intake high due to urinary tract problems) and that's more than enough to pee near as dammit clear. Perhaps add another litre or 2 to allow for strenuous exercise and living in a very hot country, much more than that and you're definitely edging into pathology rather than habit IMO.

[ETOPS]

Usually, I'll drink about 4-5. That includes maybe a litre and a half at the gym (doing about 50 mins cardio these days - sweaty stuff), a couple of hot drinks, cordial/water and probably 2 beers.

[Pickled Piper]

To the OP, in general terms once your body is hydrated, what goes in must come out. It comes out as perspiration or pee. I note you are in a hot climate, you may well be losing more through perspiration than you realise. Also, if you have a large bladder capacity, you may not be peeing that often but you may be peeing large quantities.

pp

[Kermit power]

BlackVanDyke said:

Kermit power said:

If the OP has been drinking that much for 8 years, then he's certainly not type 1 diabetic as has been suggested - it's highly unlikely that he'd make it 8 months as an undiagnosed type 1, let alone 8 years!

I thought I drank a lot at around 4-5 litres per day on days when I cycle to the office (30 mile round trip), but I just can't imagine doubling or trebling that!!!

Diabetes insipidus isn't 'diabetes' diabetes - completely unrelated, just another condition that's got the word in the name (Greek for 'bad pee' or something IIRC?).

I realise that, but someone else had specifically suggested type 1 diabetes.

[BlackVanDyke]

Kermit power said:

BlackVanDyke said:

Kermit power said:

If the OP has been drinking that much for 8 years, then he's certainly not type 1 diabetic as has been suggested - it's highly unlikely that he'd make it 8 months as an undiagnosed type 1, let alone 8 years!

I thought I drank a lot at around 4-5 litres per day on days when I cycle to the office (30 mile round trip), but I just can't imagine doubling or trebling that!!!

Diabetes insipidus isn't 'diabetes' diabetes - completely unrelated, just another condition that's got the word in the name (Greek for 'bad pee' or something IIRC?).

I realise that, but someone else had specifically suggested type 1 diabetes.

Beg your pardon, old frog. Didn't read your post properly. As you were!

[Adz The Rat]

Im drinking around 6 litres a day, always got a bottle of water on my desk.

[Stinkfoot]

I drink around 4 litres of ice cold spring water a day and I dont work out. I do find my self drinking less and less alcohol now. I am 43 and over weight but have never smoked.

Edited by Stinkfoot on Sunday 24th February 18:39

[Willy Nilly]

4 cups of tea and a pint of water normally. A 40 minute run might add half a pint or so and a 2 hour run might add maybe one and a half pints.

[shotgunfacelift]

I live in Western Australia, and work in the mines in the north west. Temperatures here are currently 40-48c daily, and obviously we work in full PPE

I can easily put away 10 litres a day and then some. However I do visit the toilet every hour and sweat a hell of a lot.

We have 2lt drinking bottles and I will refill from fountains at least 5-6 times on a normal day. When we hit high temps of upwards of 55c (depending on where on site you are) I can almost double that. But again, peeing clear all day, toilet visit once an hour. Rather that then get heat stroke

When I get into an air conditioned environment, my body knows about it and instantly stops retaining fluids, and I will visit the toilet every 20 minutes for an hour or two :P

And yes we are ell briefed on water intoxication, it's not very applicable in these environments so they say...

[muon]

I love it when people say coffee and tea don't count towards your 'water table'. You'd need to drink quite a lot of caffeine for it to start making you dehydrated by weeing a lot (diuretic).

I drink probably half a litre of milk, 4-5 cups of green tea/black tea/coffee and around 1-1.5ltrs of water per day.

I think that is about right. I don't believe in forcing liquid down your throat if you don't fancy it. The best way to hydrate yourself is apparently eating foods that contain a lot of water (veggies).

[Sparkzz]

Morning coffee - 250ml
11am cofee - 500ml
Lunch - 300ml water
Dinner - 500ml water + 300ml tea
Workout - 500ml water
Evening - 300ml tea, sometimes 300ml milk

So, 2.95l (~3L fluid a day)

Weekend....
As above + 15-20 pints