Nephrologist Serkan Yildiz told Haber7 that drinking too much water without thirst can be dangerous for the body. “Don’t drink the water if you’re not thirsty,” he strongly advises. Some people try to drink more water because of weight loss or for other reasons, but this leads to “water poisoning” – hyponatremia.
Yildiz drew attention to the fact that a large number of materials appear on social networks, claiming the benefits of drinking plenty of water. But this does not have any scientific basis. In fact, water in a large volume washes out sodium from the body, which normally in the blood should be 135-145 millimoles per liter, and falling below 135 millimoles is fraught with problems.
In addition, when sodium in the blood drops, people are advised to consume more salt, but for those who suffer from high blood pressure, have kidney and heart disease, this is fraught. “In fact, a person is not deficient in sodium, but an excess of water. And with the inclusion of salt in the diet with high blood pressure, kidney and heart disease, the condition worsens even more, ”says the nephrologist. Yildiz advised such patients to consume less water and follow a salt-free diet.
Yildiz also dispelled myths that drinking a lot of water leads to weight loss or helps cleanse the kidneys. This is not true. “If a person is healthy, if his pituitary gland and thirst center are working normally, he will not have a water shortage,” says the doctor.
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