Wait, what?? How much water are you drinking? I've never heard anyone tell anyone to stop drinking water and drink juice instead...

Depending on medical condition and amount water drank -- it can happen.

Here are some of my thoughts/questions:
My first question would be what in your body needs to be replaced? I really would check with the dietician/medical team about this. I suggest that you be really careful not to overdo it either way.

Did they give you, along with the water restriction, a certain amount of juice to drink per day?

What flavors do you like or dislike? I'm just about ready to look into juices for take alongs. (V-8 and so on.) So I'm interested if anyone here has some suggestions. We don't drink much juice here at home.

Would it be possible to make some of your own juice?
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Your Dr will recommend what ever he gets a percentage $ of.
The body has to have 8 oz. the body uses 5 of 8. the brain uses 3%.
if your Dr had more water then he would know that she/is smarter than they think that they are now.
I drink 1 gal plus I get water source in soup's coffee soda pop juice. yes juice has water in it so what the $%#@ does your Dr think that people consume no water if person consumes juices. what a wrack.
I personal would go to different doctor offc and not look back.
The body is made of water. we can not live without water in any form.
LOL squeeze a frog for water to drink but don't suck it dry, the frog has to live too to be water n/r food source.

i am allowed to drink water and i should be drinking water, however i have to cut my water intake by half.I am defeicient in several vitamins and minerals in my body because i am taking in so much water with no nutrional value.I base my water intak by my brita jug. It is an 8 cup jug and i drink sometime almost 5 jugs a day so that comes down to 320 ounces a day.so i am suppose to cut my water intake down to no more than 200 ounces a day. so the rest of what i drink has to have some kind of nutrional value. So my homework is to find and start drinking something else after my daily water limit that has some nutrional value

That's a lot of water. I struggle to drink 1/5 of that (64 ounces). Have you talked to your doctor about what is causing you to be so thirsty or is your water intake based more on habit?

There are lots of juices out there that have a variety of nutrients but they are all going to have calories. Unsweetened is the way to go to keep calories down but if you plan on making up a difference of 120 ounces the calories will still add up.

Is there any chance you could cut back on your water without replacing it with something else?

A side effect of the medication i am on is dry mouth. so i am continually thirsty. lol. i think that is what got me drinking so much to beign with, but i do think part of it could be habit. perhaps instead of putting a whole glass beside me to drink i could get up and just grab a drink of something when i am most thirsty.maybe that would help, idk. and with allergy season coming i will be even more thirsty. lol. maybe i should convert my food into liquid form and can just drink for all of eternity. lol.

Some of the sports drinks have a balance of minerals, but they also (often, sometimes???) have sugar and caffeine.

I would think that the dietician should be able to suggest some alternatives for you.

There are these drinks called ICE drinks.. I am going to put the first link I found, but they are available here at the Publix grocery store down the street from me. They have zero calories. They are carbonated and I love em. Especially the coconute pineapple one!. They cost about $1.00 each , sometimes less when Publix puts them on sale. They are really really good.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=ice+drinks&tag=mh0b-20&index=aps&hvadid=3520352054&ref=pd_sl_9gxnzut6t0_bb

I understand what your dr. is saying. Too much water and your organs cannot do their job like breaking and distributing vitamins and minerals. In all seriousness you could end up with liver and pancreas function issues. I would cut back your water, add juices- even if you juice them yourself. Your body will appreciate it as much!