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>All alive tissues are subject to osmotic regulation. Is a basic mechanism to protect the cell integrity. >Not in your veins, in your gut. >...drinking big am
by RobertRoberts 9y ago
>All alive tissues are subject to osmotic regulation. Is a basic mechanism to protect the cell integrity.
>Not in your veins, in your gut.
>...drinking big amounts of distilled water causes diarrhea.
Stating that distilled water caused cells to explode in your stomach and give you diarrhoea are some extraordinary claims that I have never come across before, and I think they require some sources to back up.
Edit: Some googling and I am mostly finding support for distilled water, and nothing as dramatic as what you are claiming about exploding cells in your stomach.
Even the doctors that seem to oppose distilled water support its use for detoxing. I think the idea of distilled water being bad is an old myth that is still hanging around.
Edit2: I just found out that all the navy ships and submarines provide distilled water as the only drinking source for their sailors. Considering that they are at sea for months at a time, I think this completely debunks the myth that distilled water "explodes cells" and causes diarrhoea.
- pvaldes 9y agoBasic biology I guess that sailors eat something also in all those months, including a fair amount of salt in their diets.
- RobertRoberts 9y agoI am going to assume you are now guessing since you haven't presented any sources to back up your arguments.
- pvaldes 9y agoIs not my duty to compile and spoon-feed for you a list of curated texts on basic biology. You can easily obtain this list of sources with a little effort by your part. Just type "biology handbook" in google and you will have more than you need to satisfy your curiosity.
- RobertRoberts 9y agoI will entertain this thread with one more comment. Can you provide just one source that says distilled water explodes stomach cells and causes diarrhoea?
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- goldenkey 9y agoThis isnt a debate for someone who doesn't even know basic biology. Half your requests asking for specific details show that you are unable to even string two facts together to learn a consequence. No one is going to give you the minutia you are looking for - asking "how does that work?" in a nested fashion is what kids do...and its a never ending game that adults try not to play. Distilled water is both acidic and osmotically poor due to its low levels of dissolved solids. Like was mentioned 10 comments ago, drinking distilled water will sap your body of electrolytes and other minerals. This can include bone loss due to resorption. However it isn't the worst thing if you consume a good diet of solid food containing minerals - which most people do. But you decided to consume distilled water...on a fast...without taking vitamins or minerals. It takes a real philistine to believe in the benefits of something that is actually killing them - because they read it from some dieting blog. Googling distilled water comes up with many medical and health journal papers. But we dont even need that because basic cell membrane physiology which is a standard pre-med class, deals with all this stuff. I wont continue the debate.
- RobertRoberts 9y agoThis is just an internet forum, and I did google distilled water, and I found an interview with a doctor saying he recommends distilled water, with no added minerals or electrolytes is good to help fight cancer. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16543125 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16543125 I am curious is there is even a single source on the internet with real data on any negative effects of distilled water, cause I have only seen comments on forums, but no proof.