Too much water possible!?

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My doctor told me my urine should be clear and to drink 7 bottles of water because the five I was consuming still left my urine yellow. This app keeps telling me that's too much. My job is physically demanding so I have to stay hydrated. Any of you experience conflicting advice?

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Just to throw this out there...some vitamins can make your urine a bit darker. The prenatal so take give my pee a yellow tint no matter how hydrated I am.

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Too much water is possible. It's called water poisoning. It's when you consume too much water in a short period of time and it can be fatal!

Your urine should have a yellowish tint and be clear (not cloudy)

Think of pee like diamonds - there is a difference between color and clarity.

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Urine is meant to be yellow, and yes you can consume too much - and it is life threatening - as it depletes your electrolytes. How much you need depends on you weight and how much you sweat.. In kg it is calculated as 30ml/kg of body weight - so a 60kg person would need 1.8L. (Equiv to a 132lb person, but I don't know the litre conversion).

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clear? seriously...a doctor shld not have told you that! yellow to light yellow is considered normal..a bit dark yellow may mean you need a little more water but for it to be clear is crazy ..i mean its not impossible but still not realistic to ask that of u

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Mine is almost always clear or extremely pale yellow, the exception being the morning. Doctor hasn't said anything about me drinking too much water

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Clear pee is hydrated but its a sign to slow down

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That's definitely not too much. I drink 2 gallons a day sometimes more, I'm always peeing and my urine is clear but I just replaced all other drinks with water, and my body craves it most now.

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I drink up to a gallon a day, my husband will drink up to 3 gallons (though he works out in the sun all day)

You'd have to drink a really excessive amount to reach the point where you'd make yourself ill from it. With prenatal vitamins your urine can always have a yellow tint to it or even look almost neon.

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Take your weight, say 150lbs, and divide by 2.  Which would give you 75.  A 150lb person should be drinking 75 ounces of water daily.

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Depends on the actual amount in the water bottles. You're supposed to drink >80oz, which would be 10 cups of water. Listen to your body. You can have light yellow urine, that's perfectly fine. Drink to what feels good.

Too much water possible!?

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