Nobby wrote (see)

Nah.  If I drink 2 pints of cheap lager I can piss at least double that. 

Output is indeed related to input, as Nobby stated 2 pints of cheep larger results in a rapid diuresis (piss to you and me) of very dilute urine as the body strives to maintain homeostasis, conversely an inadequate intake of fluid or the on set of dehydration triggers  the kidneys into concentrating the urine by reabsorbing much of the water hence dark strong smelling urine.

My wife thinks i have strange drinking habits.  Whereas most people will drink a glass of juice etc when thirsty, i will drink a couple of pints straight down on a regular basis.  I do tend to drink gallons of dilute orange juice every week tbh.

This can make my pissing volume rather large.  I would say on a good day i could produce quite a significant volume of piss. 

Would be quite interested to see how much.

Most people don't drink enough fluids in general, especially in winter. I'm like you Hobo, go through diluting juice by the bottle.   I'm always warm and get through 2-3l at my work including brews. My colleague who is always cold, hardly seems to drink at all though. Relevant maybe, or is he just chronically dehydrated all the time ?

The Littlest Hobo wrote (see)

Would be quite interested to see how much.

You need a big bottle at least a gallon [5 litres]

Start at a specific time and piss at that time and dont collect it, 24 hours later last piss in bottle.

Thats what I'm doing 3 times this next week.

In an indoor cycling test I did a couple of years ago I lost 1.4 litres of sweat in an hour... Makes a 3 litre urine output for a whole day look piss poor...

Good to hear I'm not the only one who can drink a litre or two with dinner either - based on the one 1.5 litre jug for a table of 6 most restaurants seem to run without many people complaining, most people must be chronically dehydrated...

although the 24 bottles of piss I've collected are starting to hget in the way.

Most people don't drink enough fluids in general, especially in winter.

Sounds like you've been reading too from the 'must drink 2 litres of water a day' Mob.!

 Personally I rely on my body to tell me how much fluid it needs.....if I need more fluid I get thirsty and if I don't....I don't!

XCman [ KB ] With Altitude wrote (see)

Its to send to someone like LG.......

You can keep it. I can take the piss out of you from here!

The Littlest Hobo wrote (see)

My wife thinks i have strange drinking habits.  Whereas most people will drink a glass of juice etc when thirsty, i will drink a couple of pints straight down on a regular basis.  I do tend to drink gallons of dilute orange juice every week tbh.

This can make my pissing volume rather large.  I would say on a good day i could produce quite a significant volume of piss. 

Would be quite interested to see how much.

No wonder you're hyperactive so n'so! All them feckin E no:'s will have you bouncing off the ceiling as well as p!ssing all over it.  *don't let Hobo ANYWHERE near that SunnyDeleight stuff!! * 

Paul Hutchinson 2 wrote (see)

Most people don't drink enough fluids in general, especially in winter.

Sounds like you've been reading too from the 'must drink 2 litres of water a day' Mob.!

 Personally I rely on my body to tell me how much fluid it needs.....if I need more fluid I get thirsty and if I don't....I don't!

Most folk, especially those active and those working in warm environments require more - sometimes considerably more- than 2L a day. A Warm environment doesn't necessarily need to be grafting hard outside in summer, most offices are heated to uncessary temperatures from my experience. 

Thirst is a VERY poor indicator of dehydration, usually when you are thirsty you are already dehydrated.  Your piss should be light or ideally clear - not looking like lucozade.

Unless you are drinking copius amounts of water - and we are taking Iron Man racing standard - you aren't going to dilute the electrolytes in your body to a dangerous levels.

I think that once you get used to being well hydrated, you find you notice being dehydrated a lot more. I use to head out all day with one water bottle and maybe another small one, but now wouldn't dream of it as have finished the water bottle within an hour.

Sadbloke, Riding out the recession! wrote (see)

Is the personwho collects the urine samples, taking the piss.