Stanley79 636 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Author Ana Suarez describes the "benefits" of drinking a gallon of water per day. https://www.sfgate.com/shopping/article/benefits-of-drinking-a-gallon-of-water-a-day-15853750.php?IPID=taboolaAllRR&tblci=GiAZG6Z_uMgGaawwWOBqenTLnaogc6O1qDqv_6gHcLIUxSDP2EsorMzujP-Sr7fXAQ#tblciGiAZG6Z_uMgGaawwWOBqenTLnaogc6O1qDqv_6gHcLIUxSDP2EsorMzujP-Sr7fXAQ After describing the supposed health benefits, she continues about how many times she had to pee in 24 hours, how many times during the night, the most frequently she had to pee, needing to plan restroom breaks when going out, her family's reaction to her constant restroom needs and a time she thought she would "embarrass" herself. She takes so much interest in her bladder function (and wants everyone to know her bladder habits) she sounds like one of us. nappypants, rachelkirwan and WiiGuy86 3 Quote Link to comment
skirtandtights 124 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 I've done the gallon of water in one day before. She's not exaggerating, it really is every 30ish minutes. Oftentimes I would force myself to wait even the 30 minutes. The first few glasses feel really nice going down, but after a while your body hits peak hydration and it doesn't even feel good to keep drinking that much water. I feel like Paul Newman trying to eat 50 eggs in an hour in Cool Hand Luke, I'm just forcing water down my throat. After that it's like a constant drip from my kidneys into my bladder, and even as I finish peeing I can feel my bladder starting to fill up again. Even forcing myself to wait 30 minutes between bathroom visits, I had a full bladder every time I went. It's the same principle behind Rapid Desperation- except you're doing it all. day. long. I can't imagine doing it all day every day. I do it once every few months when I'm preparing to donate blood. (Usually the day before I have a donation appointment.) It keeps you well hydrated into the next day as well, even if you drink a normal amount the next day. Weather and Stanley79 2 Quote Link to comment
Weather 257 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 9 hours ago, skirtandtights said: I've done the gallon of water in one day before. She's not exaggerating, it really is every 30ish minutes. Oftentimes I would force myself to wait even the 30 minutes. The first few glasses feel really nice going down, but after a while your body hits peak hydration and it doesn't even feel good to keep drinking that much water. I feel like Paul Newman trying to eat 50 eggs in an hour in Cool Hand Luke, I'm just forcing water down my throat. After that it's like a constant drip from my kidneys into my bladder, and even as I finish peeing I can feel my bladder starting to fill up again. Even forcing myself to wait 30 minutes between bathroom visits, I had a full bladder every time I went. It's the same principle behind Rapid Desperation- except you're doing it all. day. long. I can't imagine doing it all day every day. I do it once every few months when I'm preparing to donate blood. (Usually the day before I have a donation appointment.) It keeps you well hydrated into the next day as well, even if you drink a normal amount the next day. Also most workplaces don't offer breaks every half hour, so this would annoy your coworkers at the best, and get you in trouble with management at the worst. Quote Link to comment
nappypants 1,406 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Even if you did it in nappies you’d need annoyingly frequent changes (and imagine the weight of that wheelie bin!) Quote Link to comment
GreenChile 828 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 When I did 75 Hard you drink a gallon of water a day for 75 days, which is great if you already drink that much, but those first few days you're either close to a toilet or you better just wear black until your body adjusts to handling that much water. Quote Link to comment
Guest Wettishfettish Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Be careful out there, kids! You can get brain damage or even die from drinking too much water! https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318619#:~:text=This can affect the brain,in severe cases%2C become fatal. Quote Link to comment
SpaceWonderer 699 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, Wettishfettish said: Be careful out there, kids! You can get brain damage or even die from drinking too much water! https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318619#:~:text=This can affect the brain,in severe cases%2C become fatal. That's mostly if you go to the real extremes. A gallon paced throughout a day has no danger. Basically, don't drink more than about a liter (1/4 gal) per hour, and you're safe. According to figures quoted in a 2013 study, the kidneys can eliminate about 20–28 liters of water a day, but they can remove no more than 0.8 to 1.0 liters every hour. To avoid hyponatremia, it is important not to outpace the kidneys by drinking more water than they can eliminate. The authors of the study report that hyponatremia symptoms can develop if a person drinks 3–4 liters of water in a short period, though they do not give a specific time estimate. According to one case reportTrusted Source, soldiers developed symptoms after consuming at least 2 quarts (1.9 liters) of water per hour. Another reportTrusted Source describes the development of hyponatremia after drinking more than 5 liters in a few hours. Water intoxication and prolonged hyponatremia also occurredTrusted Source in an otherwise healthy 22-year-old prisoner who drank 6 liters of water in 3 hours. Finally, according to one reportTrusted Source, a 9-year-old girl developed water intoxication after consuming 3.6 liters of water in 1–2 hours. Bottom line: The kidneys can remove 20–28 liters of water per day, but they cannot excrete more than 0.8 to 1.0 liters per hour. Drinking more than this can be harmful. Rinatro, nappypants and GreenChile 3 Quote Link to comment
hemakesherwet 52 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Just like with other viral trends out there I'd worry about the health implications. Apart from that, non-omo girls often make no issue out of their bodily functions, e.g. how much they have to pee, and easily talk about it, not even realising possible sexual context. Quote Link to comment
coloradowet 502 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 I work with my hands... a mason. Summer months its easy for me to go through at least 2-3 gallons a day and can still feel deprived. If i feel content to wet when I get home, it stains 😉 I usually have to plan it out too as its harder to be desperate during the summer months. Electro-lit balance is a real thing too. Quote Link to comment
nappypants 1,406 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 I was wondering if you could get water poisoning (as opposed to alcohol poisoning…) from drinking a lot of beer, as that’s probably one of the most common situations in which people consume a lot of fluid. Beer is about 95% water, after all! Even so, exceeding the litre per hour threshold is unlikely even in a 10-pint session, for those who go in for that sort of thing! Then there’s the diuretic effect of the alcohol, though if your kidneys are at full output capacity then it probably matters little at that stage whether it’s booze or water you are consuming. Apparently, though, there is a condition called “beer potomania” which is similar, seemingly driven by low sodium levels in people with a long-term high-beer diet. It doesn’t appear to be linked to one-off drinking binges, though. Quote Link to comment
MissTexi 151 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Lately I've been hydrating more. Drinking more water, less coffee, less soda, and definitely not at a rediculous rate, but yeah, committing to staying hydrated is torture for me at work, because work is the one place where any time I feel the urge, I gotta go! At home, or even on the road, or the mall, I have no problems holding it like a champ. Quote Link to comment
desperation_fan 257 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 At the end, they talk about the dangers of drinking too much water, but even say that this isn't really that much. They do suggest she slow down if she's peeing that much, though lol Quote Link to comment
Goldwood 207 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Back in the early pandemic I fell down this rabbithole on youtube. It seemed work from home made a lot of people willing to try it with easy bathroom availability. Lots of vlogs and stuff with mentions of desperation, contant peeing etc, usually in a comic relief sort of way. As for the challenge itself, I really wouldn't recommend it unless you drink a lot already. I tried it one lazy Saturday and stopped about 2/3 through. That much water made me naseous. nappypants 1 Quote Link to comment
eru 49 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 i have to do about 2 gallons per day, otherwise i feel dehydrated Quote Link to comment
glad1 179 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 (edited) Between water, coffee and protein drinks, I nearly always drink more than one gallon each day. Which might explain why I'm often here. Edited October 4, 2022 by glad1 (see edit history) blakgrlmajic91 1 Quote Link to comment
blakgrlmajic91 152 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 On 10/4/2022 at 1:49 PM, glad1 said: Between water, coffee and protein drinks, I nearly always drink more than one gallon each day. Which might explain why I'm often here. So I’m with you on the water and coffee but protein drinks? Do you workout often? GreenChile 1 Quote Link to comment
glad1 179 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, blakgrlmajic91 said: Do you workout often? Nah, not much. I only biked an hour and walked 30 minutes today. Quote Link to comment
GreenChile 828 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 On 10/5/2022 at 8:06 PM, blakgrlmajic91 said: So I’m with you on the water and coffee but protein drinks? Do you workout often? That dang coffee will get you every single time 😅 Quote Link to comment
nappypants 1,406 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 I saw one comment relating to a water consumption approach like this that was basically, “If you haven’t had an accident or had to pee somewhere you shouldn’t, you’re not doing it right!” glad1 1 Quote Link to comment
CarmenCD 1,363 Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 I tried this "gallon of water per day" a few times and failed miserably every time. I even took in calculation 20% water I get with food. Well, I managed to drink 2,9L of liquid per day, I just didn't manage to get to a bathroom fast enough every time. I had a few real wetting accidents per day every time I tried. I just didn't manage to get from one place with a bathroom to another fast enough and peed myself while on the way. It was everything from big leaks up to a full wetting. It happened in a car, on the sidewalk, on the bus, in an elevator in my home building, in front of my flat, in the middle of the hallway in a supermarket and even in the bathroom of a supermarket itself. Not to mention while working at home. I didn't manage to get through online meetings without asking for pee break or wetting myself. It's definitely not a drinking schedule I could live with every day. Mary127 and nappypants 2 Quote Link to comment
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