drinking water page

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i really dislike drinking water. it gives me heartburn or something, plus i just don't normally feel thirsty.

i have heard lots of things on drinking water.. some say never drink it with a meal, it will dilute your digestive enzymes. some say wait 20 minutes after a meal.. some say drink during a meal. some say wash down a meal with water..

does anyone have some solid information on this?

maybe i get heartburn because i AM diluting my enzymes, and my stomach is pumping more acid in to compensate?

[Zach]

i really dislike drinking water. it gives me heartburn or something, plus i just don't normally feel thirsty.

i have heard lots of things on drinking water.. some say never drink it with a meal, it will dilute your digestive enzymes. some say wait 20 minutes after a meal.. some say drink during a meal. some say wash down a meal with water..

does anyone have some solid information on this?

maybe i get heartburn because i AM diluting my enzymes, and my stomach is pumping more acid in to compensate?

Just dont drink until you are thirsty. Also get tested for h.pylori, it can be why you are getting heartburn.

[Dr. Bork Bork]

I've never heard of water giving someone heartburn. You might wanna get that checked.

Have you tried adding stuff to your water, like electrolyte tablets (to make it something you'd want to drink)? I really like Nuun.

[sbhikes]

Drink when you are thirsty. People have been conned by the sports drink and bottled water industry to drink way more water than is needed. There are some days I will drink only about 5 ounces of water and some days where I won't drink any (not counting my coffee, of course.) This past weekend I made 4 liters of water last for over 24 hours of backpacking including cooking my meals, making coffee, washing my hands and hiking all day in 65-75 degree temperatures. I actually forced myself to drink more than I really wanted, too. It's not like I was dehydrated or trying to make it last.

[Knifegill]

You live in Ohio. In a big city? Do not drink the tap water unless you really want anti-depressant drugs in your system. It may be that you are just drinking the wrong water.

I like to pound water (if I'm thirsty) before I eat, while I'm cooking. that way it's out of my stomach by the time I eat.

[JoanieL]

I get heartburn if I drink more than a little tap water. So did my mom, so it might be something used to process public water to which we're sensitive. Two things helped us. One is a little lemon juice in the water. The other which I just found last year is to use one of those filter jugs like Britta. Now I keep a glass of water near me all the time.

[Dr. Bork Bork]

I get heartburn if I drink more than a little tap water. So did my mom, so it might be something used to process public water to which we're sensitive. Two things helped us. One is a little lemon juice in the water. The other which I just found last year is to use one of those filter jugs like Britta. Now I keep a glass of water near me all the time.

That's a good reason (junk in the water). We have a water filter and osmossifier (sp?) in our house, so I don't think we really have as much nasty in our tap water as other folks might.

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we also have a filter.

i'm not sick, it isn't h.pylori. it's just that i have always hated water. i can remember as a kid all of my friends chugging it, and i was never thirsty. my family never enforced that we HAD to, though we were always healthy eaters. i think my parents just followed their instinct and assumed i would too, if i was thirsty, i would drink....

i just want to know if drinking during meals is known to dilute enzymes, or if it is bullshit.

[Dr. Bork Bork]

i just want to know if drinking during meals is known to dilute enzymes, or if it is bullshit.

I've never heard of it, but then again I learn something new here everyday

[Him]

If you are talking about plain water, you aren't alone.

Water is an ingredient. Yeah, you can drink it. You can also eat raw eggs. I don't care if it comes from a tap, a bottle, and RO filter, or an artesean spring.