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Need to drink serious amounts of liquid

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Iamseeingstars · 01/11/2011 04:42

OK Everyone, I need your help.

I have to drink 3-4 litres of fluid every day. Doctors orders because of medication.

I need all different ideas of what I can class as liquid

The obvious ones are water, juice, soup, jellies, but what else

Thank you

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Wordsonapage · 01/11/2011 06:12

Cucumber and watermelon are pretty much liquid

Annanymous · 01/11/2011 06:22

Glass of wine?

Iamseeingstars · 01/11/2011 06:41

Cant touch wine - sadly - have been having severe reactions from alcohol so have had to give up on that a while back.

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Iamseeingstars · 01/11/2011 07:02

DH liked the suggestion by the way. He said he would drink it on my behalf

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PotteringAlong · 01/11/2011 07:14

Iced lollies?

If you buy one of those litre water bottles you can just refil it with whatever you're drinking and keep a track of how much. You might also drink more as you might swig from it without thinking if you see what i mean?

AngryFeet · 01/11/2011 07:17

Just be careful you don't go over the 4 litres as it can be dangerous

Iamseeingstars · 01/11/2011 07:58

I cant imagine ever getting to 4 litres. I struggle with 2 litres. The hospital said if I dont drink enough they will give me fluid drips which might actually be a better option

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Catsmamma · 01/11/2011 08:06

Set a reminder alarm and try and drink something every hour/hour and a half.

Evian bottles are 75cl so 4 of those would do you, I'd prefer to go with proper liquid as opposed to jellies/lollies tbh, but that's me. If everything you eat is more liquidy I think it just adds to the whole slooshy feeling.

Also I'd try build it up too, maybe go for 2 litres for a couple of days and then up it.

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