First of all, I know this is really unhealthy but this is what I do. I never hardly ever drink anything. Once in a while I'll drink some tea. And I drink smoothies, but that's about all. It's because when I drink water it makes me feel all bloated and swollen. I used to be anorexic, and it bothers me so much when my belly is all swollen and nasty. I know it's just water weight but it still bothers me. Ok well, do you think if I start drinking as much water as im suppose to everyday, for a few days, will my body get used to drinking that much and will my belly stop getting swollen and bloated?? Please help, i'm desperate!
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Question about water
- Thread starter ocurt
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Short answer, yes, but not because of the why you think its going to happen.
You said you hardly ever drink anything. When you do , you drink tea. Tea has a little bit of caffein in it which is a dieuretic. More than likely the way you feel (and may look) bloated when you try to drink water is that your body is dehydrated. You will retain water in this mode until your body is adequately hydrated. Once adequate hydration is present, your body will not retain water. You have to drink more to retain less.
My thoughts on water are an average person needs a minimum of half a gallon (or the doctor recommended 8 glasses) a day. Active people should shoot for a gallon. Start slow, like you recommended. Work your way up. You may notice bloating at first until you hydrate yourself.
You said you hardly ever drink anything. When you do , you drink tea. Tea has a little bit of caffein in it which is a dieuretic. More than likely the way you feel (and may look) bloated when you try to drink water is that your body is dehydrated. You will retain water in this mode until your body is adequately hydrated. Once adequate hydration is present, your body will not retain water. You have to drink more to retain less.
My thoughts on water are an average person needs a minimum of half a gallon (or the doctor recommended 8 glasses) a day. Active people should shoot for a gallon. Start slow, like you recommended. Work your way up. You may notice bloating at first until you hydrate yourself.
More than likely the way you feel (and may look) bloated when you try to drink water is that your body is dehydrated. You will retain water in this mode until your body is adequately hydrated.
Great post, Allen. To expand on this point, ocurt, your body is trying very hard to protect itself. The majority of reactions your body has to different scenarios is a result of it trying to bring itself to a state of healthy homeostasis, rather than it just being harmed.
For example, when you take thermogenics (caffeine, bitter orange extract, etc.) your body boosts it's metabolism not because that product somehow kicks it into gear, but because your body is feverishley trying to expel it from its system.
Similarly, when you bloat after drinking water, your body is just trying to store as much water as possible, because it knows that it may not get more for a long time. Once you start hydrating your body regularly (8 - 16 glasses a day, spread out throughout the day) your body is going to store only the water it needs immediately, and it will expel the rest.
This give syou the added benefit of not only having better hydrated skin and tissues, but it will also cleanse your blood - since you will be urinating quite a bit more, your body will be expelling its fluid waste more frequently. Eventually it will come to a point where your blood is so pure, your urine will be 98% water.
So, breakdown: drinking water regularly will make you look & feel better, without all the bloating - though you MAY experience some bloating for the first week.