Drinking more plain water can replenish the body water, keep the stool smooth and other benefits, but some patients with heart and kidney diseases may need to control the amount of water.
1. Supplemental body water: normal adults a day drinking water is recommended at 1500 ~ 1700 ml, if sweating more can also be appropriate to drink more water, which can replenish the body water, so as to avoid symptoms of dehydration, such as dry mouth, dry skin, adequate water is the prerequisite for the volume of blood, but also the premise of adequate blood supply to all organs.
2. Help to keep the bowels smooth: drink more water to clean and lubricate the stomach and intestines, water is the main component of the stool, lack of water, easy to constipation.
In short, for healthy people, if you need to replenish water, to plain water is good, do not recommend a variety of drinks as the main source of hydration. However, heart failure, kidney failure and other diseases caused by edema, there may be excessive blood volume in the body, at this time the need to control water intake, you need to follow the doctor’s advice to choose the right amount of water.