ARE YOU AN AQUAHOLIC? If you drink over five litres of water a day and feel irritable when you can’t get a glass of H2O , you may have a problem.
“Aquaholics do exist,” says Catherine Collins of the British Dietetic Association. “There’s very real psychiatric condition called psychogenic polydipsia. For most , it’s sparked when a lifestyle change like cutting out caffeine is made. Typically ,someone will up their intake of water in the belief that they’re “cleansing” their body .with time ,an obsession with drinking water to “purify” or offset hunger creates potential for harm,especially if combined with a low-salt diet and excessive exercise.”
But surely you can’t drink too much water? You can . “Overhydration coupled with a low salt diet can gradually deplete blood salt levels, initially causing fatique”, explains Collins . “But eventually low salt levels will impair normal cell function causing confusion disorientation and even coma”.
Aim to drink around two litres daily ,she advises. “This could be via water,coffee,tea,juice or soup. The goal is to pass a pale green or yellow urine three or four times a day. If you’re going to the toilet every hour you’re probably drinking too much.”
“Aquaholics do exist,” says Catherine Collins of the British Dietetic Association. “There’s very real psychiatric condition called psychogenic polydipsia. For most , it’s sparked when a lifestyle change like cutting out caffeine is made. Typically ,someone will up their intake of water in the belief that they’re “cleansing” their body .with time ,an obsession with drinking water to “purify” or offset hunger creates potential for harm,especially if combined with a low-salt diet and excessive exercise.”
But surely you can’t drink too much water? You can . “Overhydration coupled with a low salt diet can gradually deplete blood salt levels, initially causing fatique”, explains Collins . “But eventually low salt levels will impair normal cell function causing confusion disorientation and even coma”.
Aim to drink around two litres daily ,she advises. “This could be via water,coffee,tea,juice or soup. The goal is to pass a pale green or yellow urine three or four times a day. If you’re going to the toilet every hour you’re probably drinking too much.”
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