i drink about 4 160z cups a water a day and after i'm done drinking, chew on a lot of ice. is it okay for my health?

Question

Is drinking ice water bad for your health?

Answer 1

Drinking water: Four 16 ounce glasses of water a day should be okay for the average individual. Try substituting some drinks with electrolytes especially during the hot summer. Eating a lot of ice can be associated with other problems such as iron deficiency anemia. It would be best to discuss this with your primary care provider.

Answer 2

Ice chewing: The water consumption is great, chewing ice not so good for your teeth. sudden hitting teeth together hard crunching can fracture parts of the tooth off or propagate fractures into the nerve of the tooth. This generation will loose teeth to fracture as much as decay or periodontal disease

Answer 3

Depends: The amount of water you should drink depends on your body size, how active you are, the weather, and your overall health. Check out this handy calculator at: http://nutrition.About.Com/library/blwatercalculator.Htm.

Answer 4

Water intoxication: To avoid overdosing on water (water intoxication), it depends on your kidney function. A healthy kidney can excrete about 1 liter per 1 hr. Try to stay under that to avoid intoxication.

Answer 5

Yes: Drinking 24 cups (assuming 8 oz cups) of water a day is a lot of water, and would likely wash too much sodium out of one's body. If a person has some special reason for drinking this much water, he should get evaluated by his doctor, who can assess the reason, as well as check urine and blood chemistries to see if the electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride, etc...) are dangerously abnormal.

Answer 6

Probably not: The usual feeling is that 8 cups of liquid per day is sufficient. 24 cups would obligate you to never be far from a bathroom and unless you have an unusual problem with water metabolism, you body will simply eliminate the excess water with an outpouring of diluted urine. If you are doing this as part of a detox regimen, it is doubtful that over 8 cups will add anything.

Answer 7

It depends: It depends on your health , your activity level and where you live. A rule of thumb is that men 70 kg weight should drink around 3 l per day whereas women same weight should drink2.2 l.

Answer 8

Daily water intake: I commend you to care for your Health! Amount of daily water intake is based on age, gender, and activity level. It is recommended- eight 8-ounce glasses about 2 liters. Listening to your body and drinking when you feel thirsty is a good way to ensure staying hydrated. Drinking too much water can lead to low levels of sodium in the blood which can cause weakness, confusion, nausea, vomiting.

Answer 9

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).

Answer 10

It depends: 64 ounces spread among 8 glasses is a classically recommended amount of daily water. Thus, 1.5 gallons is nearly 200 ounces and well above that amount. The primary risk of excessive water consumption is low sodium levels in your blood. If you are sweating a lot due to exercise and/or heat, then 200 oz. Could be appropriate. We ask some athletes to weigh before/after events to monitor fluid levels.

Answer 11

1/2 your body weight: 100 lbs =50ounces per day.

i drink about 4 160z cups a water a day and after i'm done drinking, chew on a lot of ice. is it okay for my health?

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