Water goes right through me...
 

Is this a bad thing? I drink about 40 to 60 ounces of water a day (2-3 bottles) and much more when I work out. A lot of the time when I drink water and just sit around, it goes right through me really, really quick. Is this normal? Good/bad?

i wouldn't say its a bad thing but then again i'm not doc.

food with high water content counts a liquid too, check again, I bet your getting plenty of it that way.

I don't drink alot of water, But when I do it goes through me quicker than any other liquid.

It's not a bad thing that it goes through you. Bottom line is that the body will maintain the water it needs. What it doesn't need, it dumps. So you're doing fine.

Careful,
even too much water will hurt your kidneys in the long term.

BTW, this is info I got from a Urinologist.

Remember, your body doesn't follow your brain.
It responds more to what nature needs.
It set up the rules, you have to follow them.
No matter what the "experts" might say.

I laughed when I read that title. Pun intended there? lolers

I agree with ^^that.

about 64 oz. of clear liquids (think water, soda water, some fruit juices and green tea, for instance) is the fluid intake everyone should aim for. any less and you'll prolly end up dehydrated, any more and you're prolly drinking too much.

40-60 oz of water a day is fine, as long as you're not drinking many other things than that (unless it's soda or beer, then you should be drinking more water.)

I'm certainly not a doctor, but I have way too much free time on my hands, and read way too much :)

That's why you have a hole at each end.
Water goes in; water goes out.

Coors Light does the same thing to me.

are we talking massive loss through sweating and other means, or urnination?

If you consume lots of caffeine, your body will loose lots of water through urine, because caffeine acts as a diarrhetic. This includes caffeine in sodas, chocolate, etc.

Of course it goes right through you! that's what happens.
The body only retains what is required to maintain the concentration/dilution of the blood at a heathly level (about 300 mosmol). This is called homeostasis (same level).
If your blood is too concentrated water is retained by been reabsorbed in the kidneys (diuresis). Substances such as alcohol are diuretic and cause fluid loss beyond what the body really wanted, this is why you feel thirsty the morning after drinking.
If your blood is too dilute, as it becomes when you drink so much water, then it is excreted by the kidneys and removed as urine. The hormone that controls this system is call ADH, anti-diuretic hormone.

sorry wrong way around !! . water loss is called diuresis. ADH is released when your blood is becoming too concentrated so the kidney will retain water (anti-diuresis) rather than losing it as uriine.

If you are nervous just go talk to a doctor. Everyones body is different, but be careful because excessive urination is a sign of diabetes. If you have had this problem forever, there is most likely nothing wrong. If it has been a sudden change, get it checked out. Better safe than sorry I suppose.

I think that's normal, as said before, your body only keeps the amount it needs.

Didn't know about the kindney problem when drinking too much water :-(

It's fine, although more recent studies have shown that maybe 64 ounces is a little too much for the average person. Doesn't matter though, a little too much just comes out anyway. Way too much (2+ gallons an hour) brings water poisoning though.

Water is very quickly passed through the system because it doesn't have anything for your body to break down. Drinking up to 4 litres is fine as long as the volume is spread out. Just don't over do it too much because it does make your bladder sore :)

I drink about 4 bottles of water a day, its fine. I can actually say it has put me off sodas and made me lose a bit of fat around the stomach :)

It is normal to experience a significant urine output shortly after an intake of free water (no salt load). It can be really accentuated if you take a mild diuretic for hypertension.

It is very difficult to harm yourself with water, but it is possible. It is called psychogenic polydypsia and it is only seen in people with mental illness or developmental problems who drink 20-30 liters of water a day. When this happens, the electrolytes in your system get diluted, especailly sodium, and nerve tissue does not work right. If it goes on, I guess it could wipe out the electrolyte gradients in the kidneys.

Too little water can lead to dehydration and kidney damage fairly easily.

Or about 7 liters of PURE water. But you can never find pure water anyway.

Check your piss.
If your urine is clear or yellow tinged, it means your body is dumping a lot of the water you are drinking which dillutes the other 'stuff' in the urine, making it clearer. If its more yellow, or dark yellow, it means you aren't getting enough water, so there is a higher concentration of the other 'stuff'. I used this trick a lot in soccer tournaments to prevent dehydration. If you're thirsty, you are apparently alot closer to dehydration that you think. Check with your doctor about your situation though.

drinking 64 oz in hours...
 

I have a question that I can't seem to find the answer to anywhere using Lord Google.

I started drinking tons of water recently (I am getting married next Saturday). I normally drink about 32 oz a day (definitely not enough). The past few weeks, I started drinking about 64oz in about 3-8 hours. Some days I down it quick, others it takes me all day at work. Is this bad? I know 64 oz a day is good, but is it bad to down it all in 3-8 hours?

Thanks!

Dee

I had recently started a diet where I was drinking a lot more water than normal (the diet called for my body weight in oz. of water each day, so that was 150 oz/day for me). Of course, I was peeing a lot more than normal, as well. Over time, it occurred to me that I was probably way over-straining my bladder. It got to the point where when I needed to pee, it actually HURT, like a muscle ache. :( So I cut my water intake to 70 oz, which is more than half my body weight in oz, and also more than the regularly recommended 64 oz, but not enough to give me bladder aches.

I don't know what this means or how it pertains to this thread, just thought I'd let you all know. :D

Thanks, but my question is more no the lines of drinking an excess of water in just a few hours.

Well, it can kil you.

Not at the amounts you're talking, but too much water can kill you. You can get water intoxication.

On the other hand, if you retained it, you'd gain about 1.5 kg a day.

About 3 pounds I think. Depending on how large those bottles are.

It is not self-evident that yellow pee is harmful in any way.

If you can produce an scientific study with this as it's conclusion... I'd be interested.

I'm overall, more inclined to think that evolution has equiped us amply to detect when we need water. After all, if "I said that by the time you are hungry your are already starving" - you would think me insane.

I've heard something smiliar from doctors as well. Light is apparently a good color during the day and darker first thing in the am is good.

I also go for an extra 24 oz. for every hour I work out.