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water

vabuttafly
vabuttafly
I know everyone suggests drinking "a lot of water". How much exactly does everyone think is alot? I am not a huge water drinker, so I'd like to have something to aim for. Thanks!
catmagic
catmagic
Advice is half your body weight but in ounces. If you weigh 150 lbs, you'd drink 75 oz. of water a day. I'm learning that esp. on tx we need to drink that much water but also other fluids - juice, some power-ade type stuff. For me, drinking that much water is hard! But I've had a pretty bad Sovaldi related headache for a few weeks, so I have to force it.
ImKramer
ImKramer
Rule of thumb is 1/2 an ounce for every lb of body weight you have in 24 hours so...
150 lbs would be 75 ounces of water.
IMHO drink what you can. Sippy sips throughout the day!
Mayo Clinic says:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256
catmagic
catmagic
(kramer - oh my - we not only wrote the same thing but used the same weight to explain it - how weird is that? AND we wrote at the same time - lol). I like that - "sippy sips throughout the day" - a lot easier for me than trying to gag down like 24 oz. at one time or even 12.)
erniecoolcat
erniecoolcat
Long lost twins?

Drink until you pee clear and often. Keep electrolytes in you with Powerade zero too.
erniecoolcat
erniecoolcat
Ice chips are good too.
ImKramer
ImKramer
Yes I noticed that Cat .. serendipitous! :)
WarriorGal
WarriorGal
I am soooo bad at this!
vabuttafly
vabuttafly
Ok, cool. Good to know. I suck at drinking water. I will make that my newest goal. Drink more water! Thanks!
ClayB
ClayB
I used to NEVER drink water. Nit was all coke or dr pepper for me. After disgnosis I decided to be good to my body and put the cokes down cold turkey. I learned that tibia far more refreshing.