If you drink alot of water in the day..........

[jewels mom]

how often do you have to go to the washroom? I drink about 2 litres of water a day and I find that alot of times I have to go every hour! does anyone else go this much? am I normal or abnormal?
Patricia

 

[Pollytc]

Hello there. I find that if I up my water intake, I tend to go to the bathroom approximately every 45 minutes!! After a few days of drinking the same amount of water, my body gets adapted to it, but if I increase it even more the same thing will happen, etc. If I get in a rut where I am not drinking as much water and then increase again, the same thing happens. And another thing is if it is close to TTOM or if I have alot of sodium and drink water, I go alot. Hope this helps!!

Kim

 

[FitnessGoddess]

If you've just started drinking a lot of water, you will experience having to go more often. I try to drink at least 64 oz a day--I am pushing towards a gallon--if I'm consistent in my drinking I can wait about an hour & a half.

I NEVER drink within 30 minutes of having to go out somewhere--public bathroom phoebic! LOL

 

[sarahs]

That is too funny, Deborah. I do the same thing. Public bathrooms definitely give me the willies.

 

[Calico]

Hi I drink a gallon a day, and I found out that in the beginning you will go more often but as your body adjusts to the increase in water your will eventually go less often just more at a time. Hang in there your body will adjust to the increase. :7

 

[susanz]

Oh yes,the restroom and I are good friends! I think on average I'm in there about every hour to hour and a half. I drink almost a gallon of water a day so my kidneys really work! You are not alone my friend!;-) Susan

 

[jewels mom]

Thanks everyone for replying, I am not new to drinking water, it is the only thing I drink in the day, so I am really getting concerned about the output. I don't think I would really have noticed how much i go, until it got to be an issue for some people that I work with that I go to the bathroom alot. Some people just don't get the link to drinking water and good health.

Patricia:7

 

[sarahs]

Do you drink coffee? When I am drinking all of my water it seems I can go every hour. I think that is because I personally have not been consistant with my water. I'll be really good for 2 days and then 1 day I won't. It is like I am just started to get used to it and then I mess up and do the same thing over. If I think back to when I was consistant, I got used to it in about 3 days and was going alot less.

I ask if you drink coffee along with all your water that can make you go every hour. Hope this helps. Also, I hope nobody at work is upset about your bathroom breaks. You shouldn't be under any scrutiny for that.

 

[jewels mom]

>Do you drink coffee? When I am drinking all of my water it
>seems I can go every hour. I think that is because I
>personally have not been consistant with my water. I'll be
>really good for 2 days and then 1 day I won't. It is like I am
>just started to get used to it and then I mess up and do the
>same thing over. If I think back to when I was consistant, I
>got used to it in about 3 days and was going alot less.
>
>I ask if you drink coffee along with all your water that can
>make you go every hour. Hope this helps. Also, I hope nobody
>at work is upset about your bathroom breaks. You shouldn't be
>under any scrutiny for that.


Patricia
I only have 2 cups of tea first thing in the morning and then I start to drink my water, that is all day long. Yes it is an issue for a man that I work with, he is more interested in what i am doing than doing his own job, my boss thinks I go an awful lot and thinks i should get it checked out with the doctor. Time will tell what is normal and what is not.

Patricia