Water tip

[Leechg]

Hi, I have always had plenty of ectopic beats and PVCs. I had a blood test back in early spring which showed my kidneys were showing signs of dehydration and to come back for another test but to drink plenty first. I have always drunk loads of decaf tea and some decaf coffee, but probably only a pint of water a day. Anyway over the summer the beats were getting stronger but only lasting a few seconds. I decided to up my intake of water to three pints a day. I am pleased to sat that over the last two months I have only felt the vague stirrings of a crazy beat on its way as opposed to the almost daily beats before all the water. So for me the liquid needs to be plain water rather than in tea or coffee. Am permanently in the loo though! Hope this might help someone and hope it lasts.

[BobD Volunteer]

What I keep telling people. Stay well hydrated, especially in summer. Two litres of water a day minimum.

[Finvola]

Good result - water is better than tea and keeps us better hydrated apparently. Well done.

[Rainfern]

Thank you for the reminder. There has been some debate here as to whether tea and coffee and other beverages count towards daily liquid intake. I just feel better if I drink water in addition to everything else and glad it’s working for you.

[secondtry]

If you are upping the water, I would hedge your bets and not use tap water all the time unless you are in a particularly good area.

My Naturopath recommended the Berkey water filter (expensive but good) and I also buy some still bottled water and from time to time, the best, Spring water as we are lucky to have a farm shop in East Sussex that has it available with donation requests.

[Mugsy15]

I've said this repeatedly on the forum. If I were to deliberately try to induce severe arrythmia in my own heart, a surefire way to achieve it would be to do a few hours work on a warm day without drinking any plain water. That thing you hear about coffee, tea, soup and foodstuffs all counting towards your fluid intake might apply to the general population but it doesn't work for us arrythmia sufferers. Tap water works just fine in the 500ml bottle I sip from and refill at least twice. As a guide, keep your urine looking like white wine, not Lucozade.

[philologus]

Add a teaspoonful of chia seeds to your breakfast routine or whenever you normally drink the most water, or at times when you need a bit more control over your bladder (eg when you go shopping etc).

The seeds absorb the water and you get a "slow release" effect which means that you can "front-load" with water if you are going out.

[Leechg in reply to philologus]

That's interesting. I might give it a go. Cheers.