drinking enough water and needing the loo too much!

So i've been drinking eight glasses of water a day for ages now and i know its really good for you. Thing is, i read somewhere that your bladder gets used to the increase in water and although at first you might need the loo quite a lot, that eventually it'll stop and you'll go back to normal. I've just moved into a house where we have one bathroom between five people and im sure everyones noticing how much i have to pee, its like every hour or two and i'm always in the bathroom :p:

Is it true that your bladder should adapt to it...do i need to just force myself not to go until im really bursting to make it work??

Also, they say about 8 glasses a day or 2 litres. But aren't most drinks bottles 500ml so you'd only need 4 of those a day? And yet they seem the same size as a glass. Maybe they're only 200ml...i cant find a single one in our house to check!

Cheers for any advice! x

Reply 1

Mr.God

7

A pint glass is 540ml.

And yeah, your bladder gets used to it (to a degree) over time.

Reply 2

jennyflake

You may need to retrain your bladder, just try holding on an extra ten mins before going...might just kind of help your body get used to the extra water.

Reply 3

fez

ye 8 glasses (half a pint each)

the bottles are 500ml just short of a pint. so u can put a few shots in the bottom, convenient innit.

Reply 4

Laura Lou

13

If you need to go you shouldn't hold it in - this can be dangerous. Your body should get used to it eventually though.

Reply 5

Mr Bag

are u constantly hungry or are generally eating a lot, because if u are then u should seriously go to ur gp and have a diabetes test

Reply 6

lemonlollypop

Apparently the whole 8 glasses a day doesnt matter that much. Ur meant to drink as much as your body needs ie if ur sitting in an office all day u'd prob only need 6 glasses a day but if u were doing a lot of sports u might need 10 etc. The fact ur drinking water rather than coke or something does ur skin good rather than the amount u drink. Apparently....

Reply 7

CyanideZombie

5

lemonlollypop

Apparently the whole 8 glasses a day doesnt matter that much. Ur meant to drink as much as your body needs ie if ur sitting in an office all day u'd prob only need 6 glasses a day but if u were doing a lot of sports u might need 10 etc. The fact ur drinking water rather than coke or something does ur skin good rather than the amount u drink. Apparently....

I prefer to drink water than coke! :eek:

Water and beer - the only 2 drinks that need exist...

Reply 8

nicki04

OP

7

Mr Bag

are u constantly hungry or are generally eating a lot, because if u are then u should seriously go to ur gp and have a diabetes test

Well yes i am constantly hungry but thats cos i eat like a horse but whats that got to do with peeing a lot?? I'm not overweight and there's no history of diabetes in my family... :confused:

Reply 9

Mr Bag

ok, if there's no history of it then u dont need to worry
was just a thought :blushing:

Reply 10

IndieGirl

3

I tend not to drink that much -especially if I'm going to be out all day as I just seem to eed to pee more often than everyone else if I drink the same as them, I don't know why! Maybe my organs like to feel efficient!

Reply 11

Evil-Tuna

2

#zomg# AIDS

drinking enough water and needing the loo too much!

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