The health care method of drinking 8 cups of water a day is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but the wrong way to drink water will damage the health of the body. Coincidentally, Ms. Liu from Changsha, Hunan Province, heard that drinking 8 cups of water a day can maintain skin moisture and delay aging. So I set myself a goal of drinking 2,000 ml of water a day, and after insisting on it for 3 days, Ms. Liu began to feel that her eyes were swollen and painful, and she saw things blurred. Ms. Liu immediately went to the hospital for examination, and the result was diagnosed as acute angle-closure glaucoma.
After inquiry, I learned that Ms. Liu did not have the habit of drinking water before, so she reminded herself to drink water by setting an alarm clock, and found that the amount of water she drank in a day did not reach 2000 ml, and she would drink 1000 ml of water at a time, so she suffered from acute angle-closure glaucoma.
Does drinking water hurt your body?
I don't know when to start the popular 8 cups of water a day of health care, many people have followed suit, drinking water although there are benefits, but thousands of people, not all people are suitable for this way of health, like Ms. Liu, is to imitate the health that is not suitable for their own health, make their own body problems, drink too much water will also damage the health of the body.
1. Increase the burden on the heart
Drinking water in moderation can dilute the blood, prevent blood viscosity, avoid thrombosis, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. However, drinking a large amount of water in a short period of time can suddenly increase blood volume, promote an increase in blood pressure, and increase the burden on the heart. In particular, people at high risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases may cause accidents due to drinking excessive water in a short period of time.
2. Causes water poisoning
Drinking too much water in a short period of time exceeds the discharge, so that excess water is retained in the body, which induces water intoxication, the main symptoms of which are headache, nausea, vomiting and edema, and drowsiness. When water poisoning is severe, it can induce pulmonary edema, cause irreversible damage to the nervous system, and in severe cases, it can be life-threatening.
3. Damage to the kidneys
Urine is produced in the kidneys and excretes excess water and metabolic waste products through urination, maintaining water, electrolytes and acid-base balance. Drinking too much water in a short period of time can increase the burden borne by the kidneys, impair kidney function, and induce acute kidney injury in severe cases.
4. Damage to the brain
Drinking a large amount of water in a short period of time can reduce the sodium content in the blood, can not maintain the electrolyte balance, easy to damage brain function, resulting in unclear speech or unstable walking.
Drinking water in this way is healthy and scientific
People are inseparable from water, we can't want to drink water when we want to drink water, because at this time our physical state is already dehydrated, so drinking water is also exquisite.
1. Drink water
In addition to the water contained in food, the daily drinking volume of light manual workers should reach more than 1200 ml, which is equivalent to 5 to 6 cups of 200 ml of water. Stay in a high temperature environment, sweat more, after exercise and when the air is dry, you should increase the amount of water you drink as appropriate.
2. Drink the water temperature
25 ° C water is the most beneficial to the health of the body, drinking too cold water can damage the gastrointestinal tract, stimulate blood vessel contraction, trigger cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases; drinking too hot water can burn the esophageal mucosa, increasing the risk of esophageal cancer.
3. Drink water speed
Drink 200 to 300 ml of water every 30 to 60 minutes, and not drink too much at one time, so as not to increase the burden on body organs. In addition, drinking water in moderation every morning after waking up, 30 minutes before eating, and before going to bed can moisturize the gastrointestinal tract, dilute the blood, reduce hunger and promote food digestion.
A message from the family doctor
Water is the source of life, and no organism can lack water, so it should be replenished with enough water and master the correct way to drink water. Distribute the amount of water you drink every day evenly at any time, and you can't wait until you are thirsty before drinking. The best drink is boiled water, safe and hygienic and affordable, and you can also choose mineral water or light tea.
It is worth reminding that patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and glaucoma, renal function and low cardiac function should drink water with caution. If you drink a lot of water for a long time and still feel thirsty, you need to go to the hospital for further examinations to rule out the risk of endocrine diseases.
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