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David Gillon ([personal profile] davidgillon) wrote2023-02-07 06:15 pm
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Whoops

Yesterday I decided I needed to cut down on the amount of coffee I'd been drinking recently, unfortunately that translated into cutting down on drinking much of anything at all. My body was not happy when I work up this morning!

I've spent the day pouring liquids down my throat and my body is definitely happier for it.

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Re: A gallon a day minimum

[personal profile] lilysea 2023-02-08 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
What's that in litres?
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Re: A gallon a day minimum

[personal profile] jesse_the_k 2023-02-08 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)

It's 3.8l in real measurement. :,)

Edited (of course I can't do math in my head anymore) 2023-02-08 16:40 (UTC)
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Re: A gallon a day minimum

[personal profile] lilysea 2023-02-08 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, that is A LOT of water.

I struggle to manage more than 1.4 litres of fluid -

if I drink the recommended 8 glasses,

I have to get out of bed to go to the toilet so often that it exhausts me getting up all the time.
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Re: A gallon a day minimum

[personal profile] jesse_the_k 2023-02-08 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)

Yep, it is a lot.

On the other hand, I haven't passed out in a couple years, which is a big plus, because my previous falls yielded broken stuff.

I have "neurogenic bladder" -- I don't even sense fullness until there's 2+ liters on board, so I empty on schedule with a catheter. Thanks to menopause I don't sleep throughout the night anyway, and I'm very fortunate that I can wall-walk from bed to bathroom and back.