Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

[Misnagid]

Anyone know?

[*Emma*]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

yes they'd still work, but you should be in the "traces" category


do remember that ketostix dont work for everyone!

[Duinai]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

Yes. But of course you dilute your ketones with water so dont be upset to see your color as pale pink

Best thing is to use your stick first thing in the morning, when your water condition is relatively steady and more or less consistant every morning.

[runnwme]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

So, does that mean that if your stick is purple later in the day, you don't have enough water??? Interesting, I hadn't thought of this!

[Misnagid]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

Best thing is to use your stick first thing in the morning, when your water condition is relatively steady and more or less consistant every morning.

Good idea!

I wonder when I'm going to stop getting up two or three times a night to go, though.

[*Emma*]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

nope. you shouldnt test in a morning or after exercise, it could cause a false positive

and yes a dark purple can mean you are dehydrated

[Dotultimate]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

drinking more than 100 oz of water a day will lead to kidney damage. Your kidneys cannot process that much water in 24 hours. You're going to kill youself.

[ValidRouge]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

Dot, do you have a cited reference for this? A study or something, that we can read?

[Dotultimate]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

I'll find it when i get home (i'm at work!) My mum sent it to me a few weeks ago (she works for the health department in disease prevention) and they're about to release a state warning regarding this.

[Lyssie]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

Wow, I'm in deep trouble, I've been drinking over 100oz/day for over 2 years... yet I have full physicals every year and no health issues... well, I *do* keep losing weight....

[sallyseachange]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

I'll be interested to see this too... I drink more than 100 oz per day, that's for sure. Been doing so for yonks now and am fine. More than fine...

[ValidRouge]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

Me too. In fact, I drink in excess of 125 ounces a day and have for the last year. Have had no adverse effects. And, in doing google searches last night, I found no reports about a maximum intake of water. In fact, I found water "calculators" that just based on my body weight recommends 93 ounces per day, and does not take into account the 30 minutes to an hour a day of running (and profuse sweating) that I do. Nor does it take into account the hot climate I live in.

[*Emma*]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

OoooOOooh i would be very interested too! cant wait to see it

My doc said that as long as i'm below 10 litres a day i'd have no problem - thats around 300oz

[Elizellen]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

What's the betting they mean 100 ounces within a short period of time, like under an hour?
The only problems I have seen referenced are when college students bet each other and drink a gallon in one go.

[*Wendy*]

Re: Do ketsostix work if you're drinking over 128 oz. of water a day?

Sticks: If you asked me this a week ago I would have guessed that they would turn really pale at best on that much water. But after drinking 100+ ounces of water a day for just over a week now, I was SHOCKED that I still had purple (not pink) in the middle of the day yesterday! Maybe it was just a fluke, but it sure does motivate me even more.