Hi... My surgery date was the 4th of December and I'm having a hard time drinking the 64oz of water my doctor wants me to get in in 24 hours... I've been writing everything down, the time I eat, take multivitamins, protein shakes... But it's hard to get more than 40oz of water a day, and that's the best I've done. Usually it's 30 or 35. Any help would be greatly appreciated... I've definitely felt dizzy, light headed and nauseous from lack of water....

My Nut says I can't count tea as Water intake. I can count Crystal Light but not decaf tea and she cannot give me a good reason. I hate Crystal Light and I am also having trouble getting in my water. Can't count Gatorade or other liquid except pure water.

@@jlcohio Maybe if you ask her about naturally caffeine free herbal teas? Black tea has caffeine in it and "decaffeinated" drinks STILL have caffeine in them. Rooibos, peppermint, chamomile, hibiscus, and fruit teas are naturally caffeine free (not decaffeinated). Green tea, black tea, white tea, and oolong tea all have caffeine of varying amounts. If you're more specific maybe you can find one she will allow you to count toward your fluids! I drink rooibos vanilla with some truvia, and it counts toward my fluids.

It's likely the tannin as much as the caffeine in traditional teas. Trying to drink as much plain Water as possible is not a bad thing. Most people have trouble because processed foods and additive change our palettes. They are used to sweet taste so water is difficult to drink. Once I stopped eating processed foods my taste for sweet changed and I was able to drink more water. Try a compromise. Drink half your water plain. Then with the other half dry adding 25% fruit juice like apple or white grape. Even try adding fruits and veg either with an infuser or allowing the to sit in the water overnight and then removing them.

It's likely the tannin as much as the caffeine in traditional teas. Trying to drink as much plain Water as possible is not a bad thing. Most people have trouble because processed foods and additive change our palettes. They are used to sweet taste so water is difficult to drink. Once I stopped eating processed foods my taste for sweet changed and I was able to drink more water. Try a compromise. Drink half your water plain. Then with the other half dry adding 25% fruit juice like apple or white grape. Even try adding fruits and veg either with an infuser or allowing the to sit in the water overnight and then removing them.

I'm doing the same with tea right now, 4 oz tea and about 16 oz of water... I find though if fruit especially with a hard rind like lemon or oranges sit in the water too long it gets a bitter taste, so I usually take the fruit out after a couple hours.

You can try coconut water, pedialyte or a sports drink like gatorade. Drink as much as you can. I started adding lost of ice to my protein drinks to get in more water. I also used a liquid protein that I mixed with herbal tea so I could get water and protein in at the same time.

Ive been doing the Zico coconut water. How much do you think is okay to drink a day? The whole liter?

It has 11 g of carbs & 9 g of sugar.

Yes I think the entire container of coconut Water is fine.

Also citrus fruits do need the peel and pith (the white part) removed as that goes bitter really fast.