I drink about 3-4 litres of tap water a day whilst at work. There is a guy at work in his 50s and hes an experienced runner. He saw the huge water bottle on my desk and said if i drink all that everyday it could damage my body and kidneys because it will vastly reduce the electrolytes and salts in my body.

I have done a search on here and cant really find anything regarding electrolytes, so if anyone can help me out with this id be interested.

Thanks guys :tu:

Anyone!!

thats a load of crap. drinking three to four litres a day a great for you and not even close to too much. I know drinking water will flush excess salt out but thats a good thing. Its not going to hurt your kidneys and you will replace salt and electrolytes by eating.

I drink about 3-4 litres of tap water a day whilst at work. There is a guy at work in his 50s and hes an experienced runner. He saw the huge water bottle on my desk and said if i drink all that everyday it could damage my body and kidneys because it will vastly reduce the electrolytes and salts in my body.

I have done a search on here and cant really find anything regarding electrolytes, so if anyone can help me out with this id be interested.

Thanks guys :tu:

Isn't that just a little over a gallon? I don't see a problem with that.
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yup 3.8 per gallon i believe

thats a load of crap. drinking three to four litres a day a great for you and not even close to too much. I know drinking water will flush excess salt out but thats a good thing. Its not going to hurt your kidneys and you will replace salt and electrolytes by eating.

Yes, tt's extremely doubtful. See my post related to this in the other section. It's not like you're sweating copious amounts at your desk or going for long extended periods without eating. This is only a concern for marathon runners or endurance athletes who are consuming huge amounts of water and sweating heavily during a race without any comsumption of salts and electrolytes (through something like gatorade). And it's still rare in those situations.

This 'experienced' runner probably runs 3-4 miles a day and subscribes to Runner's World. That's likely the extent of his 'experience' lol