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Drink when you are thirsty. Really, unless you have a rare and diagnosed medical condition that says otherwise, drink when you are thirsty. > Subtracting the

Drink when you are thirsty. Really, unless you have a rare and diagnosed medical condition that says otherwise, drink when you are thirsty. > Subtracting the 20% of water consumed through food Where does this article get that number? Edit: Ok, it gets the number from the above link. I still really don’t trust this article as a source of info about how much water to drink. And anyway it ends with “mostly drink when you are thirsty.”

castlecrasher2 7y ago
>Drink when you are thirsty. Yep, and don't wait if you're thirsty. Learned my lesson on that one with a couple kidney stones, and never again.
- juskrey 7y ago
  Who said this is related?
  - okmokmz 7y ago
    Doctors? "A major risk factor for kidney stones is constant low urine volume. Low urine volume may come from dehydration (loss of body fluids) from hard exercise, working or living in a hot place, or not drinking enough fluids" https://www.urologyhealth.org/urologic-conditions/kidney-stones https://www.urologyhealth.org/urologic-conditions/kidney-sto...
- hestipod 7y ago
  Your post just made me chug a glass of water. Having seen many people go through it (most of my family as well), I am terrified of stones and drink a lot of water and thus pee annoyingly often. Staying in the lane between stones and water intoxication is a hassle.
  - smt88 7y ago
    > Staying in the lane between stones and water intoxication is a hassle. It's a really, really wide lane. If you're drinking that much water for fear of kidney stones, you may want to address your anxiety/compulsivity as well as your risk factors for kidney stones.
  - 2_listerine_pls 7y ago
    There is a tea that is known to disintegrate certain types of kidney stones and seems to be safe in low doses. You can find them in Spanish pharmacies, but it's sold as a diuretic tea. If you are concerned by its safety, You can look up the ingredients. https://www.labdeiters.com/nuestras-marcas/herbensurina/ https://www.labdeiters.com/nuestras-marcas/herbensurina/
  - mcculley 7y ago
    Having passed a few stones, I like to say that they make my legs tired. I now drink a lot of water and make many trips to the restroom.
timerol 7y ago
> ... according to a widely cited 2004 report from the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies. People get about 20% of their water from food, the report states. It gets the number from that report, which is just above your quote. The article contains a link to the report: http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2004/Dietary-Reference-Intakes-Water-Potassium-Sodium-Chloride-and-Sulfate.aspx http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2004/Dietary-Re.... Maybe the link was added later, but the article includes its source
Raphmedia 7y ago
My body only tells me I am thirsty when I am already dehydrated. I'd go to the toilet, notice my urine is dark from dehydration, go on with my day and then only later get thirsty. Now that I force myself to bring a big water bottle at work and finish it before going home, I never feel thirst. It probably depends on your body's quirks but telling people to drink only when feeling thirst and not before seems dangerous to me.
- goda90 7y ago
  Keep a water bottle at your desk. You might find yourself mindlessly drinking from it more than you'd expect, whereas if you had to go someplace to get water, you might be more inclined to ignore the thirst.
  - Raphmedia 7y ago
    As said above, that's what I do. I drink it through the day but that's a conscious choice and not something my body tells me to. If I waited to be thirsty, I would only drink before bed.
wppick 7y ago
It seems like the argument is for "what is the minimum amount of water needed", but I wonder if it's still better to consciously drink more water? Could it be good for helping the body detoxify itself? I've heard drinking more water is a "beauty tip". Also drinking more water could satisfy the signals that you may interpret as hunger instead of thirst, which could promote weight loss, or maintaining a healthy weight. As the article points out there's a toxicity level of too much water, but I'd like to know what the optimal amount to drink is. Maybe that's where the 8x8 rule comes from?
arwhatever 7y ago
Air Force Survival School Instructor: "Drink up! By the time you feel thirsty it's already too late!" Me: "Not when you're making me carry around 40 lbs of water in canteens on my belt."
tylergetsay 7y ago
This is bad advice. Kidney stones are a common disease not requiring diagnosis that indicates you aren't drinking enough water.

castlecrasher2 7y ago

>Drink when you are thirsty. Yep, and don't wait if you're thirsty. Learned my lesson on that one with a couple kidney stones, and never again.

juskrey 7y ago
Who said this is related?
- okmokmz 7y ago
  Doctors? "A major risk factor for kidney stones is constant low urine volume. Low urine volume may come from dehydration (loss of body fluids) from hard exercise, working or living in a hot place, or not drinking enough fluids" https://www.urologyhealth.org/urologic-conditions/kidney-stones https://www.urologyhealth.org/urologic-conditions/kidney-sto...
hestipod 7y ago
Your post just made me chug a glass of water. Having seen many people go through it (most of my family as well), I am terrified of stones and drink a lot of water and thus pee annoyingly often. Staying in the lane between stones and water intoxication is a hassle.
- smt88 7y ago
  > Staying in the lane between stones and water intoxication is a hassle. It's a really, really wide lane. If you're drinking that much water for fear of kidney stones, you may want to address your anxiety/compulsivity as well as your risk factors for kidney stones.
- 2_listerine_pls 7y ago
  There is a tea that is known to disintegrate certain types of kidney stones and seems to be safe in low doses. You can find them in Spanish pharmacies, but it's sold as a diuretic tea. If you are concerned by its safety, You can look up the ingredients. https://www.labdeiters.com/nuestras-marcas/herbensurina/ https://www.labdeiters.com/nuestras-marcas/herbensurina/
- mcculley 7y ago
  Having passed a few stones, I like to say that they make my legs tired. I now drink a lot of water and make many trips to the restroom.

timerol 7y ago

> ... according to a widely cited 2004 report from the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies. People get about 20% of their water from food, the report states. It gets the number from that report, which is just above your quote. The article contains a link to the report: http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2004/Dietary-Reference-Intakes-Water-Potassium-Sodium-Chloride-and-Sulfate.aspx http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2004/Dietary-Re.... Maybe the link was added later, but the article includes its source

Raphmedia 7y ago

My body only tells me I am thirsty when I am already dehydrated. I'd go to the toilet, notice my urine is dark from dehydration, go on with my day and then only later get thirsty. Now that I force myself to bring a big water bottle at work and finish it before going home, I never feel thirst. It probably depends on your body's quirks but telling people to drink only when feeling thirst and not before seems dangerous to me.

goda90 7y ago
Keep a water bottle at your desk. You might find yourself mindlessly drinking from it more than you'd expect, whereas if you had to go someplace to get water, you might be more inclined to ignore the thirst.
- Raphmedia 7y ago
  As said above, that's what I do. I drink it through the day but that's a conscious choice and not something my body tells me to. If I waited to be thirsty, I would only drink before bed.

wppick 7y ago

It seems like the argument is for "what is the minimum amount of water needed", but I wonder if it's still better to consciously drink more water? Could it be good for helping the body detoxify itself? I've heard drinking more water is a "beauty tip". Also drinking more water could satisfy the signals that you may interpret as hunger instead of thirst, which could promote weight loss, or maintaining a healthy weight. As the article points out there's a toxicity level of too much water, but I'd like to know what the optimal amount to drink is. Maybe that's where the 8x8 rule comes from?

arwhatever 7y ago

Air Force Survival School Instructor: "Drink up! By the time you feel thirsty it's already too late!" Me: "Not when you're making me carry around 40 lbs of water in canteens on my belt."

tylergetsay 7y ago

This is bad advice. Kidney stones are a common disease not requiring diagnosis that indicates you aren't drinking enough water.