How much water is too much water to drink per day?

**** Eight glasses is usually enough****

In the 1980s, someone suggested that people should drink eight large glasses of water, 8 ounces each, every day.

The eight-glasses-per-day mantra, it turns out, is a misinterpretation of normal physiological requirements. Daily fluid loss in adults is about 2 liters. The loss comes from sweating, breathing and excretion of waste by kidneys and bowels. The most important concept is replacement, not flushing impurities.

In 2002, the American Journal of Epidemiology published an exhaustive literature search conducted by a scientist at Dartmouth University that found no scientific studies in support of 8 x 8. It concluded that large quantities of water are not needed and that thirst regulates water intake quite effectively.

Remember, drinking water keeps you hydrated. You expell a lot of the water you drink through urination and sweating. You might have a hydration issue that your doctor is trying to do to keep you healthy...remember that blood is majority water

Although there is no proof that drinking 8 glasses of water a day is essential...it is a better alternative to drinking high sugar juices or soda.

Also, there is no way to "drown" yourself by drinking too much water...at most you will vomit it back up. Its the body's natural defense. At most you might get a minor headache.

A gallon really isn't that much. i usually drink about 2 gallons a day. i wouldn't really worry unless your drinking over 5 gallons.

i drink on average 8 standard sized bottles a day and im fine

8 glasses of 8oz of water is the recommended

no thats not excessive but don't drink it all at the same time

no a gallon is just fine, as it will last you throughout the day.

but to much water can actually kill you. did you know that?

not at all, water intoxication doesn't occur until you've taken in four to six gallons.

i think if you can maximum is 8 i think.thats all i can drink.dont drink more than that you'll drown with water