Do you ever wonder why this is the recommendation?  Well here’s the reason why.

A person loses water constantly with exhaled air ( about a pint or .473 liter a day), through skin (one to two pints a day) and an average person losses three pints through urine.

That’s a lot of water lost everyday not including water lost during exercise.

To function well a person needs to drink 5-8 8oz glasses of water per day. There is a possibility that you need to drink over 10 glasses if you work out hard or work out side when it hot. Spreading out the water evenly through the day will prevent you from going to bathroom too much.  Another trick to reduce bathroom trips is adding a very small amount of sea salt to the water. This will add minerals to the water.  Cutting back on water in the evening will help prevent you from waking up and going to the bathroom.

You’re probably under hydrated if your urine is not clear (has some color to it). Vitamins such as the B-vitamins and some foods (beets) can change the color of urine. This should be taken into account.  But generally the darker the urine the more dehydrated you are.

If you have more questions please call Dr. Sikorsky or stop in the office..