I drink 4 gallons of water a DAY, abnormal?
 

am i fucked or what? and no i dont eat alot of salty food.. even 7 years ago in the marines i needed to drink water every 20 minutes or else i'd get dehydrated, headache, pee darker colors, cringe at bright lights... now, no matter how active i am, or what i eat... i need to drink 4 gallons of water a day... sucks.. everywhere i go, i have a bottle of water in my hand

4 Gallons is a lot. I drink about 64oz a day, but jesus, 4 gallons?

i drink like a gallon, 4 gallons is way 2 much its not really that healthy to drink that much water

I believe it is actually dangerous to drink that much water. The lady who died on the radio show only drank 2 gallons.

Ingesting more water than you need can increase your total blood volume. And since your blood volume exists within a closed system - your blood circulatory system - needlessly increasing your blood volume on a regular basis puts unnecessary burden on your heart and blood vessels.

Your kidneys must work overtime to filter excess water out of your blood circulatory system. Your kidneys are not the equivalent of a pair of plumbing pipes whereby the more water you flush through your kidneys, the cleaner they become; rather, the filtration system that exists in your kidneys is composed in part by a series of specialized capillary beds called glomeruli. Your glomeruli can get damaged by unnecessary wear and tear over time, and drowning your system with large amounts of water is one of many potential causes of said damage.

holy crap, I force myself to drink about 1 - 1.5 gallons and it's hard, I too get that dehydrated feeling if I don't, but I can't imagine where 4 gallons could fit lol.


you take allergy medicine or something?

4 gallons how the fuck?

Obviously nothing wrong with you or someone would have told you...

Must be a bad habit.. and your body just took to it after soo many years..

In a matter of about 20 minutes.

it's like my body requires it... if i dont drink water every 20 minutes, im fucked.. headache, lights are bright, dark urine...

b4 i got out of the Marines i went to the doc and told them wassup and they said they checked everything and im fine.... sounds like something a run of the mill doc wouldnt understand...

i thought 420 studio was K-Man Approved: also? :1orglaugh

do you have diabities?

Some people are just like that... But you might also want to get a second opinion...

Should star in watersports videos :2 cents:

i agree get second opinion thats so much work drinking 4 gallons jeez

You're gonna die tomorrow!

id get a second opinion, I cant imagine drinking that much water is good for you, unless you are a sea creature

not at all... im perfectly healthy, not overweight nor have any diseases (even HIV, i checked, i swear!)

How long does it take you to do a piss ?? 20mins ??

i piss alot, but it does take like 10 seconds longer than most

that sounds like a fucking ton. I'm lucky if I drink 6 cups a day

diabetes?

I dislike water, only when im working out and thats very rare lol

That's way too much, and yes it can kill you, but I think it normally only happens to infants?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication

That's a bit too much if you ask me!!

My toughts exactly, go see a doctor...

Maybe you're hypoglycemic? That can cause the same issues you're feeling, because of sugars.

You need to see a specialist bro, you know it's not normal. :)

4 gallons that's like 15 litres. You mean you drink 15 KG of water per day? Even if your body consumes alot of water you still have to piss like 10+ of them out every day in that case.

If you live in a hot country and exercise a lot, I think it won't hurt.

Here ya go....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydipsia

Although I like this one from another site

"The tendency to drink lots of water is often found in people suffering from schizophrenia but it often goes unnoticed."

ha ha ha

You must be pee everywhere you go.

lmao now hes gonan be crazy

holy shit man! Dont drink too much you could kill yourself. Look up water poisoning

You might be diabetic bud. You should get that checked out by the doctor. Your body's PH could be drastically of.

what is that thing where one drinks too much water, and dilutes the salt in the body?

That's a seriously abnormal condition and consuming that much water can have potentially serious side effects, at least in some people. Even if you were a 350 pound athlete who worked out in the hot sun or trained half the day that wouldn't be normal. Go get checked out by a doctor just in case.

I only drink 4 glasses of water a day or even less.. how come you drink 4 gallons? Maybe you're sick or something and you just didn't know.. Take care budd!

I'm the opposite - I can go a day or two w/o drinking anything at all. Usually the only time I drink anything is to wash food down! I was sick and couldn't eat or drink for 4 days and still didn't get dehydrated. Very few times have I ever been "thirsty". I'll walk on the treadmill for an hour, sweat like a pig and not be thirsty. My Dad is like you - always drinking water and I think I freak him out :)

Something doesn't sound right..time for a second opinion

the Marines tested my ph levels when i went in with this issue and they said it was normal... hehe i'm gonna go to the doc this week i think

You must piss like a race horse ...

I would think that much water would suck the nutrients out of your body. However, I remember a story about a boy that would eat salt plain. Loads of it. Doctors said it was dangerously high amounts of salt. They restricted his intake and he died shortly after. Might be one of those myths or something, not sure if it's true. Any one else know?

wow:Oh crap

Isn't it hot as shit in Thailand?.....Anybody would need to keep a water bottle in hand over there....

go to the doctor, that's too too much water. Big huge bodybuilders drink maybe 2 gals tops.

I'm not sure but that sure sounds like a lot.

do you sweat a lot?

two links to wikipedia? i hope your not not going to see a doctor now

yes i said not twice

go see a doctor and dont read wikipeidieaiea

In the news today
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...cle1279836.ece

I think you highly exaggerate

That is definitely ain't normal

Yeah, that is a lot. I drink about a gallon a day and that is about as much as I can take without bursting.