Daily water dose

[gosia280]

Hey! I'm interested in healthy lifestyle and I have a question, how many liters of water a day should I drink? I sometimes drink 4 liters. Is it normal?

[Zest]

Hi gosia280 ,

Have a read through the NHS Choices guidelines on water and drinks:

nhs.uk/livewell/goodfood/pa...

Hope that is helpful.

Zest

[Fiornn]

You should also maybe look into the quality of water that you take in. Check out whether you have fluoridated water for example (some good info here on fluoride: puriflowfilters.co.uk/Purif... )

Bottled water may be an improvement over standard tap water but is not necessarily so, with some being worse than tap water. Ideally fit a home water filter which would guarantee healthy water quality. Some are quite inexpensive and l've found that l naturally tend to drink more water since l got one.

[deejames in reply to Fiornn]

A home filter is a much better idea for the environment than bottled water.

As a nation we are using and throwing away billions of single use plastic bottles. Please everyone don't buy them if you have any care for our polluted planet.

Dee

[BadHare]

If you're constantly thirsty it's something to mention to your GP. It's a sign of both diabetes melitus, & diabetes insipidus which is linked to an issue with the hormone vasopressin.

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ive taken this up with a number of doctors, proffers and even a health lecturer whos advice was to drink 4 liters of water in one day... others have said 2 liters of water in one day.

the turth is that we are of all different shapes and sizes so we dont need the the same amount... 2 or 3 or 4 liters of water in one day.

other advice i read is you must drink at least 4 glasses of water in one day. but dont say on the size of the glass.

theres a difference on how much water my body needs if i were living in a cold country or a hot country.

theres a difference on how much water your body needs if you have developed health issues that requier you drink more.

i am 80 killos and have a few health issues and i live in a very hot country ... and i am sure i dont drink more then a liter of water in a day.. but if you include tea, coffee, fruit and veg... and food in general then it must be about 2 liters of water/liquid in a day.

so 4 liters of water in one day... would not be normal for me 😊

if you are concerned about the amount of water your drinking...then its best you speak to a doctor about it.😊

[Lantyrn]

4 litres seems a lot even if you're extremely active. Never really understood this recent thing where people are advised to carry a bottle of water around with them. Bizarre.

[Rignold Keto]

4 litres a day for an adult male, 3 for a female. I would say the 2 litre suggestion is a bare minimum.

[benwl]

I usually drink 3 to 4 liters of water a day.

Something I've found helpful is to look at your urine color. If it's clear or pale strsw color you're OK. If it's darker you're probably dehydrated.

[Pulmonaria68]

If your pee is pale straw coloured you are hydrated. If it is a darker colour then have a drink simple.