Let’s be honest with ourselves…how many of us drink enough water during the day?
Typically speaking, wise to reach around64 ounces of water per day, about eight 8-ounce glasses.
It seems like a lot of water, doesn’t it?
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However, how much water istoo much?
In an opportunity to get myself to drink more water, I took on the “gallon challenge.”
Here’s what happened:
I felt less bloated.
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Drinking water helps yourdigestive systemget moving.
It’s not to say that I didn’t still get bloated.
If I ate a big meal or consumed too much salt, I felt my stomach expand.
However, water helped me get through it, and I wasn’t left constantly feeling bloated or uncomfortable.
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I developed headaches.
This was the most interesting side effect for me.
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If you do not drink enough water, you becomedehydrated.
One of the side effects of dehydration is headaches.
If you drink too much water, it’s possible for you to put yourself at risk forhyponatremia.
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Hyponatremia can happen when the body’s sodium level is too low.
This can happen when you’re constantly drinking water and your body is holding much of it.
It then can cause the sodium in your body to become diluted.
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One of the symptoms of hyponatremia can includeheadaches.
Other side effects can include nausea, fatigue, and even confusion.
Although I did feel some nausea and fatigue, it thankfully was not consistent enough to mark as concerning.
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double-check you add electrolytes to your water.
It doesn’t have to be the whole gallon, but at least to one or two glasses.
I was constantly making pit stops to the restroom.
Your kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra are all involved in producing urine.
However, thekidneysdo the heavy lifting.
They filter all the waste from your blood, helping you flush it all out.
I craved more water.
This happened more so during the first couple of weeks when I first started drinking all this water.
I’d say this is a perk because my body acknowledged that I should be drinking water more often.
I felt fuller more often.
Typically speaking, water helps to “flush” fat from the body.
Studies have also shown that water can boost your body’s energy spending and turn stored fat into fuel.
If I continued this process, it would probably help aid me inweight losssince I stopped consuming excess calories.
It made me acknowledge how much I should drink.
