How much water you can drink in a day ?

@kevin1877uk yes please do

@ashuli Thank I have

It is quite natural to need more water in California, where the climate is usually warm and dry, than in the UK , where it is generally cool and moist. The "8 to 10 glasses (approximately 2 litres)" a day is largely a myth and is only a very approximate measure of what one actually needs. Actual water consumption depends on one's body weight, one's level of activity and the climate. Also most people quoting this figure do not take into account the amount of water included in food. It is normally quite enough to drink when you feel thirsty but if you anticipate a period of activity or of excessive heat, to take more water beforehand.

I don't drink soda but occasionally I will drink some fruit juice. I do also drink boost for protein in it.

@ashuli - Normally a bottle of 1 litre of water contains two and half normal glass of water. Now you could calculate. I think if you take 12-15 glass of water, it is fine.

@dpk262006 6 litres how much glasses is that ? I generally drink 12-15 glasses of water daily by count... :)

@Marcyaz I think then this differs from person to person...

@Lushlala After a while I feel bloated and become sick to my stomach. Sorry it does that to you also.

@Marcyaz Too much water can do that to me too!

@ashuli I guess we can never take any chance with drinking water..

@kiran8 yes never

@kiran8 yes I too do this as by carrying my own bottle i stay safe from drinking unpurified water.

@Lushlala Oh hi ! You have been away for weeks . Nice to see you back here again. Yes, try that because it's a good way to detox .

@Marty1 But why is that so with you ? Do you have a problem with eliminating your wastes since you said you are always at the comfort room ?

@SIMPLYD wow, you seem to be doing very well with your water! I wish I could drink that much water first thing in the morning because apparently it's good for your system.

@KingKi noted

@ashuli I will definitely do this then because I look so tired these days. In fact, I am tired.

@excellence7 well i am not sure how true is this but till date its my personal experience that if for a given week i maintain drinking 10-12 glasses of water my skin glows, so I am all in favor of this advice

@excellence7 yes please do this, it will give you an overall fresh feeling

@ashuli Believe me, it isn't easy in the summer. The heat just seems to zap my strength not to mention it is hard to stay hydrated, as I drink and drink, and it just doesn't seem to help sometimes. I am glad that it is cooler now though, as it is much easier to stay hydrated.

@rosekiss thats nice to know that you keep yourself hydrated

@pahak627 when i started this discussion i never thought that i will get so many responses and even some of them will start drinking more water...

@ashuli You contributed so much to health awareness of the readers through this discussion. Thanks for this.

@marlina...Sometimes you're best off listening to your body. Some people take the recommended 6-8 glasses of water too literally. I've heard that that can also include herbal tea and clear coloured drinks. So just keep doing what feels right :)

@Marty1 Exactly, Marty. I don't believe I forgot about that LOL Some people think it's just water that counts. Very good point you just made :)

@marlina yeah you are right actually practically its not possible to drink water by count, THou i did try to do it for some time

@ashuli I was eating things and drinking a gallon or more a day. But I wasn't eating things with too much water content.

@OneOfMany did you mean to say drinking ONLY water and not eating anything else

@amitajain but i have heard if anyone is sitting in an air conditioned room for like full day he/she should drink more water, as sitting in air conditioned room dehydrates our body and specially skin

@Salamnda yeah i too only said docs advise but may be after seeing a particular patients condition they just make him follow this advice

@ashuli for sure, lab messieurs and clinical tests only give doctors opinions on what they found out, but human body is capable of more than what they can measure in the lab :)

yeah you are right even docs tell this to check

@jstory07 wow that's really good

@SHARINGPARTHA oh n why do u think they say so ?

@Jushwa same pinch but yes i also agree that every persons body is different so they should drink it likewise...

@jinendra finally someone accepted doc's advise, cool

@rtwll722 Well explained