/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>15193564
>How many cups of water are you supposed to drink in a day?
I drink like 12+ alcoholic drinks a day and I'm still alive.

It depends.

6 cups is a good starting point, but drink until your piss is pale.
Dark yellow is bad.
Yellow OK.
Pale straw color good.

>>15193599
That's the thing. When I drink 8 glasses, I just piss and piss clear water.

i dunno. i'm not autistic so i drink when i'm thirsty.

>>15193638
You're probably going to have kidney stones then

>>15193564
It depends on what you eat, how active you are, your height, etc. There's no strict amount that will work for everyone. Are you thirsty? Drink some water. People relied on that for millions of years and it seemed to work just fine.

>>15193599

>>15193645
and if i don't?

>>15193677
You will

>>15193670
What happens if your urine is grey?

>>15193683
>you need to force yourself to drink water to avoid kidney stones
Not everyone has a shite diet or forgets to drink water when they are thirsty. I bet most people without kidney stones drink when they are thirsty.

>>15193696
It is a form of cleaning them out. As you age, they accumulate all kind of gunk, which if not flushed out, will coagulate into stones.

>>15193564
it's beefsteak when I'm working, whiskey when I'm dry

>>15193713
beer accomplishes this too

By the way. I've heard from people who had it that passing a kidney stone is one of the most painful experiences possible.

>>15193632
7 might be ok.

>>15193579
Coors is basically water Anon

>>15193690
It's a death sentence, like so man other parts of the human condition

>>15193751
Actually, there is an epidemic of kidney stones right now that has never been seen before. Doctors are tracing it to increased alcohol consumption. Alcohol dehydrates you, hence kidney stones.

>>15193579
>and I'm still alive.
For now.

>>15193764
What if your urine is blue?

>>15193696
thanks for having my back, chief.
>for your efforts

The answer is simple, it's 3 gallons, 6 if you have IBS.

>>15193774
You are going to die.

>>15193766
i bet soda and energy drinks is the real culprit, since people have been slugging back beer for centuries but the massive intake of those 2 drinks is new

>>15193766
How to prevent kidney stones:

1) reduce oxalate intake
2) reduce sodium intake
3) reduce purine intake
4) increase calcium intake
5) drink at least 4 quarts of water per day
6) limit animal protein

>>15193564
just drink when you're thirsty. drinking too much water can kill you.

I've been drinking two gallons per day since I got my first kidney stone in 2015. Including water for my wife and the cats I go through a minimum of twenty gallons per week.

>>15193579
Same kek but I try and have water or at least coffee any other time
Coffee is90% water if you don't cream it up
And water is water so usually I have like 4 waters and 10-18 beers
Yes I'm fat

>>15193670
If I've been at 8 about............. 20 times in the last year and not above 4 otherwise.... how fucked am I....?

>>15194179
You're on the road to diabetes.
You will die.

>>15194149
Do you take constant pee breaks like a girl?

>>15194476
Yes. The alternative is lying on the bed in the fetal position, gritting my teeth and grunting while waiting for the oxycodone to kick in. Longest one I had lasted 20 days.

>>15193564
1,5 liters a day at the very least. Helps prevent constipation and overly hard poops

>>15195116
ur an overly hard poop

8 is not necessary unless you are thirsty and hot. Some think that too much water washes away nutrients before they have a chance to be absorbed. If you have to get up at night to evacuate your bladder and you are not an old man, you might not need to force that last cup.