ams5796 wrote:I'm in. I like this idea. I need a way to be accountable.
teachpdx wrote:I like water and drink as much as I can, but there can be issues with water around eating. The more water I drink around a meal the waterier my poop becomes and that's no good because it can cause clustering or looser stool which is another problem.
So I try and drink my water inbetween meals. Soup can be a problem for me as well as shakes - all because my body sees them as food and I don't have as much of a colon to absorb out the liquid.
Rob in PA wrote:I like my water, but never really considered the positive or negative impact it had on my clustering. I'll try and pay a little more attention and see what my results are.
I hate carbonated stuff so that's not really a factor for me.
Good idea.
Thanks
Rob
NHMike wrote:For me, fluids generate gas which helps to push things out. But I don't necessarily know that it decreases clustering. I can drink fluids throughout the day and I still get clustering. Things just come out sooner than they would without as much liquid. Spritzer seems to increase the speed with which things come out as that generates even more gas. Also, coffee with cream speeds things up.
One aspect for me is that I lost the ability to sense thirst after the reversal so I keep a Notes table to keep track of fluids with a target of 64 ounces per day. I usually go way over that. I use the same table to track supplements and a few other things.
NHMike wrote:If you drink a lot of water, you need to maintain your electrolytes. There are cases of marathon runners getting heart attacks by running, drinking a lot of water and then dying. The water can flush electrolytes.
Gravelyguy wrote:NHMike wrote:If you drink a lot of water, you need to maintain your electrolytes. There are cases of marathon runners getting heart attacks by running, drinking a lot of water and then dying. The water can flush electrolytes.
Very good point Mike,
I did over do it yesterday. I will be having some electrolyte replacement in some of my water today. I get going in class and talk and drink and talk and drink and forget how much I have had!
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