I introduced water consumption in another thread yesterday. Today I searched the forum for water consumption rates for healthy living and found very little. Plenty of threads on water, from berky filters to wells, rivers and springs to Mad Maxine Waters. But nothing on healthy water consumption.
I see the health issues caused by too little water consumption almost daily. Both my very elderly parents are chronically dehydrated and have a wide range of symptoms as a result. I simply can’t get them to drink enough water and constantly have to deal with the consequences.
Both get several UTI’s and sinus infections each year.
https://www.normanurology.com/blog/3-ways-dehydration-can-impact-your-urology-system
Chronic dehydration also causes joint pain, and exacerbates arthritis symptoms. Its simple lack of lubrication in joints.
https://creakyjoints.org/living-with-arthritis/dehydration-and-arthritis/
It also causes cognitive issues.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5986442/
And adversely affects blood pressure, both low and high blood pressure
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/dehydration-and-blood-pressure
Here is an article at the Cleveland Clinic on dehydration and risks to seniors.
Drink Up: The Connection Between Age and Dehydration
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/...s-an-often-overlooked-health-risk-for-seniors
This is a screen save from the Cleveland Clinic on recommended water consumption…
Been ages since I added up my daily intake of liquids. Soooo… I have cfs, we don’t function without caffeine so my liquid intake is caffeine heavy.
Always 2 – 12oz pepsi’s just to get moving in the morning.
24oz
16oz of tea or water at lunch
40oz
12oz pepsi or water about 2pm
52oz
12oz of water and another 12oz pepsi between 3-5pm
76oz
10oz of lemonade with dinner at 6pm
86oz
6oz of lemonade with snack about 9pm (unless it’s ice cream)
92oz
6oz of water to sip on til bedtime…
98oz total liquid intake for an average day when I’m at home.
I eat a lot of salads and melons during the week along with beans, peas and corn as side dishes which are all liquid heavy.
If I drop below 80oz I get more severe headaches and joint pain. This usually happens on days when I go to town for groceries and errands (town puts me in a crappy mood anyway). I try to be in town at lunch and try to drink 2 big glasses of tea with my meal to compensate. Doesn’t always happen but I most often eat chinese in town so I always have a bowl of hot n sour soup.
My average daily intake over the course of a week is about 90oz not counting foods. But I'm not a big guy, about 170lbs. Still, if events disrupt my normal routine several days I really suffer physically.
Any of you have dehydration issues? What's your average daily consumption?
I see the health issues caused by too little water consumption almost daily. Both my very elderly parents are chronically dehydrated and have a wide range of symptoms as a result. I simply can’t get them to drink enough water and constantly have to deal with the consequences.
Both get several UTI’s and sinus infections each year.
https://www.normanurology.com/blog/3-ways-dehydration-can-impact-your-urology-system
Chronic dehydration also causes joint pain, and exacerbates arthritis symptoms. Its simple lack of lubrication in joints.
https://creakyjoints.org/living-with-arthritis/dehydration-and-arthritis/
It also causes cognitive issues.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5986442/
And adversely affects blood pressure, both low and high blood pressure
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/dehydration-and-blood-pressure
Here is an article at the Cleveland Clinic on dehydration and risks to seniors.
Drink Up: The Connection Between Age and Dehydration
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/...s-an-often-overlooked-health-risk-for-seniors
This is a screen save from the Cleveland Clinic on recommended water consumption…
Been ages since I added up my daily intake of liquids. Soooo… I have cfs, we don’t function without caffeine so my liquid intake is caffeine heavy.
Always 2 – 12oz pepsi’s just to get moving in the morning.
24oz
16oz of tea or water at lunch
40oz
12oz pepsi or water about 2pm
52oz
12oz of water and another 12oz pepsi between 3-5pm
76oz
10oz of lemonade with dinner at 6pm
86oz
6oz of lemonade with snack about 9pm (unless it’s ice cream)
92oz
6oz of water to sip on til bedtime…
98oz total liquid intake for an average day when I’m at home.
I eat a lot of salads and melons during the week along with beans, peas and corn as side dishes which are all liquid heavy.
If I drop below 80oz I get more severe headaches and joint pain. This usually happens on days when I go to town for groceries and errands (town puts me in a crappy mood anyway). I try to be in town at lunch and try to drink 2 big glasses of tea with my meal to compensate. Doesn’t always happen but I most often eat chinese in town so I always have a bowl of hot n sour soup.
My average daily intake over the course of a week is about 90oz not counting foods. But I'm not a big guy, about 170lbs. Still, if events disrupt my normal routine several days I really suffer physically.
Any of you have dehydration issues? What's your average daily consumption?
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