Question 1

is drinking a gallon and half of water a day bad for you?

Accepted Answer

Water: You should drink adequate water that is needed to quench your thirst. Drinking more than what you needed can certainly put your health in jeopardy including low sodium which potentially could cause seizure.

However if you drinking that much water to quench your thirst on a daily basis, then you shoud get an evaluation, it can be a form of diabetes (mellitus or insipidus).

Question 2

is two gallons of water a day too much?

Accepted Answer

For most people!: For most, but not if you lose excess water through sensible and insensible water loss. This can occur in extreme heat, diarrhea, extrem exercise or physical work. But this is four times what is recommended for the average person!

Question 3

is a gallon of water a day good for you ?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Unless you have a lot of water loss from exercise / heat exposure. If this is just one more cult health claim, ignore it. You may salt-deplete yourself.

Question 4

is drinking 1/2 gallon of milk a day ok?

Accepted Answer

Not in my opinion: There is no consensus on this & research studies show conflicting results, but 1/2 gallon seems excessive to me. I say more water/less milk!
i believe cow's milk is the perfect food for baby cows but not for adult humans! if you do drink milk i strongly advise choosing rbgh-free & ideally organic milk. For the pros & cons of this issue see http://milk.Procon.Org/view.Answers.Php?Questionid=1317.

Question 5

help please! is drinking a gallon of water a day bad?

Accepted Answer

Probably OK: A gallon a day is probably more than what you need if you are not exercising vigorously or sweating a lot.   However if you are feeling well otherwise, there is no harm done. Be sure that you don't have any health conditions which may cause you to have excessive thirst (diabetes is just one example) and urination.

Question 6

is a gallon of water a day healthy while taking creatine?

Accepted Answer

: There is no reason to take creatine and therefore drink when you are thirsty. The body thirst system works very well.

Question 7

what could be the reason for craving milk?  i've drank 1/2 a gallon in a day.

Accepted Answer

Sugar: It is sugar and an addiction. Milk is very highly saturated with lactose....The same thing as sugar. It is a lot of calories. This is most likely a sugar addiction.

Question 8

drinking 2 gallons of water per day bad?

Accepted Answer

yes: 2 gallons or 7 liters is excessive water intake in most cases. If you do not have kidney stones then this much water intake is not recommended. You can develop water toxicity, electrolyte problems, increased blood pressure etc. 
2-3 l /day is adequate water intake for most individuals.

Question 9

why do i drink pretty much a gallon of whole milk a day?

Accepted Answer

Polydypsia: The answer depends on why you are drinking so much milk!  Is it possible that you enjoy drinking milk?  Sometimes, excessive thirst can be caused by metabolic abnormalities such as excess sugar or electrolytes.

Question 10

is drinking a gallon of water per day too much for a 135 pound female?

Accepted Answer

It's a lot of water: Drinking a cup (8oz) of water every hour for 16 hours is a lot. If a person's body is used to this amount of water and has a steady state in her body that maintains proper salt balance, then it might be ok. If a person who doesn't drink much water suddenly decided to drink a lot of water every day, then her salts might be low for a few days until her body gets used to new amount of water intake.

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