Re:Dehydration's role in learning and memory
by sevenzero on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @02:53AM
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Yea 2.5-3l seems to be the proper amount. Only drawback is having to pee every 30 minutes.
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Re:Dehydration's role in learning and memory
by dotancohen on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @03:05AM
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That's an advantage - it means you're not sitting e.g. at a computer monitor and keyboard for too long. Getting up twice an hour (to pee or not) greatly reduces the potential for ergonomic harm that desk jobs - especially computer use -are known for.
Re:Dehydration's role in learning and memory
by sevenzero on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @03:18AM
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Fair :D I walk everywhere anyway so I think I'm good in that regard
Re:Dehydration's role in learning and memory
by HlessClaudesman on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @03:18AM
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Bug == Feature
Re:Dehydration's role in learning and memory
by solumunus on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @04:26AM
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If you're peeing that much then evidently your body is not using all that water you're consuming. Either it's more than you need, or you're lacking in electrolytes and should increase electrolyte intake alongside the water.
Re:Dehydration's role in learning and memory
by sevenzero on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @07:38AM
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By that logic, if I drank the right amount of water with 100% accuracy for multiple days, I'd only have to pee every few days.
Re:Dehydration's role in learning and memory
by solumunus on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @03:11AM
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I’m not arguing that 100% of water consumed can be retained, just that peeing every 30 minutes means you have an unnecessarily large surplus. This is simply a truth.
Re:Dehydration's role in learning and memory
by Gigachad on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @04:33AM
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Your body doesn’t use up water turning it in to nothing. You are meant to pee out what isn’t lost to sweat.
Parent is correct. NHS sources say upto 7 times during the day is normal and "Every 3 to 4 hours is considered healthy. Going every 1 to 2 hours usually means you either have an overactive bladder or are drinking too much at once."
Saying every 30 minutes is normal is just the same as advocating drinking too much water