I don't know how true it is and I don't remember the source, but I recall hearing somewhere that you also get a lot of hydration through food sources. So it's

I don't know how true it is and I don't remember the source, but I recall hearing somewhere that you also get a lot of hydration through food sources. So it's not necessarily that you need to drink a lot of water to stay hydrated. I guess that might also be why people say to drink more water when you have diarrhea. The absorption of water that usually happens during digestion is not occurring.