vitamin water

I just started drinking vitamin water--trying to keep hydrated is quite a challenge as my output is lots and watery. I still have my under the sternum cramping (over two weeks). My dad seems to think the minerals/vitamins in this drink could be bothering me. I thought it was a pretty low key drink. Thoughts? (I drink about a half bottle to bottle a day--and I drink a lot of my own brewed iced herbal tea.)

Vitamin water is really just sugar water. There are no benefits to drinking it. You should really be drinking an electrolyte beverage. The best one is vitalyte which is available on line at www.vitalyte.com or at REI stores. Pedialyte would also be a good option and you can pick that up at any drugstore. Have you also tried increasing salt? Broths and salty snacks are a good way to get more salt. Taking in more salt will help you to retain fluids.

Sue

hey out there im hooked on gatorade. seems to work really well. try it out pretty sure youll have good luck w/ it. of course dont stop drinking a boatload of h20.

sugar drinks CAUSE the high output...if you have to drink sugary drinks, cut them with water to lesson the effects. Are you taking any bulking agents?

The tea shouldn't be a high output culprit as long as you don't sugar it and it is decaffeinated (but also remember everyone is different and our new bodies are trial and error).

BUT if you are looking for the electrolytes, you should try the coconut water or vitalyte.

at school they sell flavored water and i used to drink it like crazy but never associated it with anything..but then i realized everytime i drank it i had realllly bad D! constantly going while i was drinking it so i stopped drinking that and started drinking gatorade..it makes me even thirstier which is wierd bc its supposedly the "thirst quencher" lol but its made me feel a little better (only been drinking it a few days) it hurts my belly a little and makes me poo so try different things bc everyone is different