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Recently diagnosed with kidney stone. i used to drink about 2 litres of water per day. my doctor has advised me to drink more. i have increased it to around 3 litres per day. my goal is to make it 4l. any adverse effect on kidney with so much intake?
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Too much of a good thing is not necessarily a good thing. The 3 liter figure sounds good. You will just go too many times if you go too much. If there is no other problem excess water intake is gotten rid of the kidneys without harming them
Answered 7/16/2023
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