How much water do you drink a day?

66Mustang
66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,993 Championing
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I used to have less than 1 pint a day. Now I am having 2 and feeling better already. But want to increase to 4 pints (around 2 litres which is recommended).

What about you?

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  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,123 Championing
    Hmmm does coffee water count if so then loads
  • Binky1234
    Binky1234 Online Community Member Posts: 475 Empowering
    At least a 1000ml as I need to drink this to keep fluid levels due to crohns.

    Plus I drink dioralyte that is mixed with water on a  average week 3x daily due to Crohns and side affects.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Just plain water then no, i just find it very difficult to swollow, have no idea why. If tea counts then yes, during the morning i do but not so much in the afternoon, unless i'm with my elder daughter.
  • bg844
    bg844 Online Community Member Posts: 3,890 Championing
    Around 3-4 pints a day.
  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 13,978 Championing
    I'm not quite sure u don't measure it 
  • SueHeath
    SueHeath Online Community Member Posts: 12,388 Championing
    Drink to much coffee  :D have a couple of cups of green tea a day, but your so right @66Mustang drinking more water is ment to be good for us, when i worked i always had a cup of warm boiled water with me all the time, puts me of drinking more because i'm always needing the toilet now ha ha - i will try harder  :D x
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    I don't drink water as such just in hot drinks I have about 5 hot drinks per day 

    As a wheelchair bound woman it is an effort to go to toilet if I drink more I wee more . If I'm going out I won't have even a morning drink unless I know they have accessible toilet where I am going 
  • Siwheels73
    Siwheels73 Scope Member Posts: 750 Pioneering
    For those asking, my Urologist says that Tea and Coffee don't REALLY count, as they tend to dehydrate, rather than rehydrate. The only sort of water that counts is, ermmm, water.
  • leeCal
    leeCal Online Community Member Posts: 7,537 Championing
    I don’t drink any water, but a lot of tea, no ill side effects as far as I know. 
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,866 Championing
    I drink about 2 litre's a day  :D
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,993 Championing
    Interesting answers everyone.

    I think my problem was I was not drinking much at all, even if we are allowed to count other drinks with water in them. When I have a coffee it's usually a strong small coffee like an espresso.

    @janer1967 I am not a wheelchair user but I can empathise as I also share the issue with going to the toilet, I never drink anything more than an espresso if I know I am going out as I can't use public toilets.

    @Biblioklept sounds healthy, I wonder if there is a point where you can drink too much water? My brother drinks loads of water, maybe 4-6 litres a day, but he is into fitness and he does a physical job.
  • Puja
    Puja Scope Member Posts: 99 Contributor
    Not enough 🙈
    i used to have a bottle with markings on and a flip top from asda (other stores may have similar too!) may see if i can order a replacement thanks for reminding me 🙂
  • Puja
    Puja Scope Member Posts: 99 Contributor
    66Mustang said:
    Interesting answers everyone.

    I think my problem was I was not drinking much at all, even if we are allowed to count other drinks with water in them. When I have a coffee it's usually a strong small coffee like an espresso.

    @janer1967 I am not a wheelchair user but I can empathise as I also share the issue with going to the toilet, I never drink anything more than an espresso if I know I am going out as I can't use public toilets.

    @Biblioklept sounds healthy, I wonder if there is a point where you can drink too much water? My brother drinks loads of water, maybe 4-6 litres a day, but he is into fitness and he does a physical job.
    Everyone has different needs
    but exercising and physical jobs probably requires more tbh but you can drink too much but he would probably not feel well if so and it’s unlikely from what you have said.

    I think dehydration is more common tbh but all liquids count tea, coffee, squash, fizzy, soups, veg, fruit anything that contains water hydrates your body so if you are having those you will probably be ok but 1-2 litres of water if you can is a good amount to drink daily i think 

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