Question 1

what percentage of adult men's weight is body water? and can you use body water percentage to measure hydration?

Accepted Answer

60%: In a male, 60% of body weight is water. In women, it is 50%. You typically cannot use body water percentage to measure hydration. 

The best way to hydrate is to thirst: that is the most powerful stimulus for drinking water. Also, if your urine is dark, that usually means you are dehydrated as well.

Question 2

when calculating how much bilirubin in the body do we only measure how much in our

blood only. or all the water in our body as well?

Accepted Answer

Bilirubin : Serum bilirubin is the calculation that is used. Good Luck

Question 3

iam having right renal calulai  measuring 5mm in the lower pole . can i able to flush out this stone by drinking 4 litres of water per day?

Accepted Answer

Stone: Typically, a stone less than 6mm is likely to pass on it's own without intervention.  Some though do not and need assistance from the medical profession.  More importantly is where is the stone… If it is in the kidney, it may stay there forever without consequence.  If it is in the ureter and it will not pass and continues to cause pain, a urologist will help you. Increasing fluids may help flush.

Question 4

how is water good to the body?

Accepted Answer

: Water is more than good. It is essential for maintaining normal blood volume and normal metabolism
For healthy diet: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/., exercise 30 minutes/day, drink enough water daily so your urine is mostly colorless, have safe sex, no tobacco alcohol weed or street drugs. 
Get HPV, Flu and Covid vaccines. Wish you good health!

Question 5

how important is water for the body?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Very important.  It is 80% of our body.  The body is a water metabolizing machine and it runs on water and minerals.  Water is essential in every metabolic process in the body. Optimal water levels in humans are so  critical to our health that as little as a 15% drop in body fluids can result in death.   One should drink at least 10 cups of water per day.

Question 6

what is water do for your body in all?

Accepted Answer

Many good functions : Water helps to keep us hyderated so that cells can function normally. It cools us by sweating. Most importantly water helps to remove all the chemical waste that accumultes in our body, most of it going out thru the urine or feaces.

Question 7

how to remove water fat from the body???

Accepted Answer

Nutrition/exercise: The easiest way to lose water weight with out medication is to increase exercise and decrease water intake. Be Careful, do not get dehydrated. Dehydration may cause severe medical problems

Question 8

does cold water help reducing in high body temperatures?

Accepted Answer

Yes, can do: The common cause of high body temperature is fever, generated by the body as part of the immune response to infection. Cold water can be used to help stay hydrated. Drink little and often. The process of sweat evaporating cools the body. Cold baths/ showers/ spongings are not recommended. If high temperature is due to heat stroke or drug-use seek medical attention, excess fluid here can kill.

Question 9

what is the reson for the water not going out of the body?

Accepted Answer

Water Loss: Do you mean you don't sweat? Or do you mean your urinary output has decreased? If the latter, you may have an enlarging prostate that is causing urinary retention. I assume you are taking in adequate amounts of fluid and are not merely getting dehydrated. If it seems to be a urinary problem, make an appointment with a urologist and get yourself checked out.

Question 10

what course body soresthat have oily water coming out of it?

Accepted Answer

Can't say without: Being able to examine you & know more about you. Please see a doctor.

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Iam having right renal calulai measuring 5mm in the lower pole . can i able to flush out this stone by drinking 4 litres of water per day?

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How is water good to the body?

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How important is water for the body?

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How to remove water fat from the body???

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Does cold water help reducing in high body temperatures?

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What course body soresthat have oily water coming out of it?

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