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Drinking plenty of water
I'm drinks minimum 5 - 6 ltrs of water..
Can't control this habit..
Is it overburden & harmful to my kidneys?
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Hello well too much water means water it's good to keep your Kidneys flashed unless and until you have any problem like chronic renal failure... it's good to have 3-4 litres of water in a day.. and then it also depends upon the weather conditions if it is hot and humid you need to have more of work water to compensate for the loss thank you
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Dr. Rama S.K
General Physician
18 yrs exp
Pune
2 to 3 litre is sifficient unless your water loss is more
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Dr. P. Vijayaraghavan
Consultant Physician
42 yrs exp
Chennai
Too much water intake can cause hyponatremia (low sodium level), which can cause headache and nausea. 1.5 to 2 litres of water would be enough per day in our country. In hot weather it can be more.
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