Peeometer test for men, are we fully hydrated?

j00ni · 13 Jun 2006 at 19:52

VeNT said:
in wich case you'ed be hydrated

not if you drank more tea/coffee

Kol · 13 Jun 2006 at 19:53

j00ni said:
caffeine, being a diruetic would actually make the urine lighter whilst simultaneously dehydrating

who will be the first to start talking about vasopressin/adh... you or me?

I hate the kidney

did me well in my first year of exams though.

Gilly · 13 Jun 2006 at 19:56

j00ni said:
caffeine, being a diruetic would actually make the urine lighter whilst simultaneously dehydrating

Aye. Also the reason pee will commonly be clear the morning after a drinking binge. You're dehydrated (commonly the main cause of the hangover) but its still pretty clear because alcohol is also a diuretic. They're both fairly weak ones though IIRC.

j00ni · 13 Jun 2006 at 20:48

Mikol said:
who will be the first to start talking about vasopressin/adh... you or me? I hate the kidney did me well in my first year of exams though.

rather not, i have enough of that with the project I'm doing atm on the renal unit

/edit: and Gilly, yeah they are fairly weak in the grand sceme of things, but can have a significant effect - as your hangover analagy is testament to

Kol · 13 Jun 2006 at 20:49

j00ni said:
rather not, i have enough of that with the project I'm doing atm on the renal unit

Ouch, good luck.

Stellios · 13 Jun 2006 at 20:52

According to that i should have headaches

Aint drank much today though.

Jon Frost · 13 Jun 2006 at 20:54

The helpful grades then indicate if you should be drinking more or if you're there or thereabouts.

awsome

Gilly · 13 Jun 2006 at 20:54

Jon Frost said:
awsome

Drinking more water

VeNT · 14 Jun 2006 at 09:47

in keeping with the Acohol note (and in here because i think its better than starting a new thread)

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn9330&feedId=online-news_rss20

monkeypants · 14 Jun 2006 at 10:15

Back of the pee-o-meter said:
....see which colour most closely resembles the colour of you wee

That's some nice English there.

Errol · 14 Jun 2006 at 10:49

I find drinking my own urine (I've not been able to persuade other people to part with theirs) to be an agreeable way of rehydrating.

Chunky · 14 Jun 2006 at 11:23

clean bill looks a bit dark tbh.

ic1male · 14 Jun 2006 at 11:49

Scuzi said:
I now drink ~4 litres of water a day and I feel a hell of a lot better for it. If my urine isn't as clear as a fresh mountain stream I knock back about a litre of water

But isn't that going from one extreme to the other? Aren't you in danger of "drowning" yourself in you drink too much water - diluting the chemicals in your blood and causing an imbalance?

Stringy · 14 Jun 2006 at 11:54

I'm currently hydrating myself before going for a run

Will use the pee-o-meter to check all systems are operating at peak efficiency.

Scuzi · 14 Jun 2006 at 11:54

ic1male said:
But isn't that going from one extreme to the other? Aren't you in danger of "drowning" yourself in you drink too much water - diluting the chemicals in your blood and causing an imbalance?

4 litres a day isn't too much, in fact it can be not enough on really hot days like we had over the weekend there. If I was drinking over 6 or 8 litres a day then I'd maybe start to worry but 4 litres over a day is about right. I just drink whenever I'm thirsty.

Stringy · 14 Jun 2006 at 11:56

ic1male said:
But isn't that going from one extreme to the other? Aren't you in danger of "drowning" yourself in you drink too much water - diluting the chemicals in your blood and causing an imbalance?

Only if you're not getting enough sodium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication

Scott Salisbury · 14 Jun 2006 at 12:02

Scuzi said:
4 litres a day isn't too much, in fact it can be not enough on really hot days like we had over the weekend there. If I was drinking over 6 or 8 litres a day then I'd maybe start to worry but 4 litres over a day is about right. I just drink whenever I'm thirsty.

I rarely drink anything and I'm never thirsty

Which means I should just make myself drink as I know I have to. 4 litres seems so much :confused:

Kol · 14 Jun 2006 at 12:04

Scuzi said:
4 litres a day isn't too much, in fact it can be not enough on really hot days like we had over the weekend there. If I was drinking over 6 or 8 litres a day then I'd maybe start to worry but 4 litres over a day is about right. I just drink whenever I'm thirsty.

Highlighted the last bit. You got it spot on. You should never force your self to drink more water than your body requires. You will know when you're dehydrated, only because of the colour of your urine but when you're thirsty. Keep a glass of water beside you and when you feel like you need a drink, drink that.

Although for Scott Salisbury, this doesn't appear to be the case

ic1male · 14 Jun 2006 at 12:10

Mikol said:
Highlighted the last bit. You got it spot on. You should never force your self to drink more water than your body requires. You will know when you're dehydrated, only because of the colour of your urine but when you're thirsty. Keep a glass of water beside you and when you feel like you need a drink, drink that.

Although for Scott Salisbury, this doesn't appear to be the case

I feel thirsty most of the time! Perhaps I've got diabetes and don't know it. :eek:

Scuzi · 14 Jun 2006 at 12:10

Scott Salisbury said:
I rarely drink anything and I'm never thirsty

Which means I should just make myself drink as I know I have to. 4 litres seems so much

Some people mistake thirst for hunger at times. If you feel hungry quite often, try drinking about half a litre of water and see how you feel.