DRINKING water by 2 / 3 liters per day is not only a healthy body, but also helps prevent urinary tract infections and kidney stones. Unfortunately, many people neglect to drink, especially teenagers.
“Man is the water”.
The statement would be no exaggeration when we realize that water is the largest component in the body. Listen while still a fetus, the body’s water content was almost 100 percent. Newborns, 80 percent of his body consists of water.
Growing up, the capacity of water is decreasing but still dominate, namely 70 percent. In elderly people, half of his body is also filled with water. Important role in the body of water, among others as a solvent, reagents, lubricants, body temperature regulation, and provider of minerals and electrolytes to the body.
Water is also needed in the process of formation and regeneration of cells. Another fact, humans can survive for 45? 65 days simply by drinking water (without eating). Such vital functions of water for human survival, but why still many people ignore the drinking and other fluid intake?
Recent research from The Indonesian Regional Hydration Study (Thirst) reported that as many as 46.1 percent of the total of 1200 adolescents and adults experiencing mild dehydration. Other findings, dehydration in adolescents score higher (49.5 percent) than adults (42.2 percent).
“A total of 46? 82 percent of participants were also not know about the use of water for the body, and symptoms and due to dehydration,” says nutritionist and food IPB, Prof Dr Ir Hardinsyah, as the initiator of thirst.
Research that was held in 2008? 2009 is dibidani three universities in Indonesia (IPB, Airlangga University, Unhas). The study sites include upland areas and plains in the four regions, namely Jakarta, West Java, East Java and South Sulawesi. Dehydration in ordinary language often referred to as a lack of fluids.
According to Hardinsyah, dehydration caused by an imbalance of fluid in the fluid expelled from the body. Recommendations to consume water quality and secure as many as eight glasses (2? 3 liters) per day was certainly not without foundation. Because the water is a major component of cells, tissues, and organs. Decrease in total body fluid may cause a decrease in fluid volume, both intracellular and extracellular, which can also affect organ failure, even death.
Dehydration refers to a condition where the percentage of water in the body decreased 2? 6 percent, or about 2 percent from the corresponding weight. Hardinsyah mentioned, decreased 1 percent of body fluids can cause electrolyte imbalance and lead to fatigue. Reduction of 2 percent, what happens is an increase in body temperature.
“If the body fluid decreased by 7 percent, that person may hallucinate or fainting. The decline more than 10 percent could affect mortality, “he said as he presented Hardinsyah international studies about the negative effects of dehydration, including lower cognitive ability (thinking, remembering, and concentrating).
Meanwhile, experts kidney FKUI / RSCM Jakarta, Dr. dr KGH SpPD Parlindungan Siregar, conveying the importance of adequate fluid intake to prevent the repetition of the formation of urinary stones and urinary tract infections, especially in people who have “talent” for the formation of stones.
“Drink water 2? 3 liters per day. Intake of pure water in large volumes with no urge to urinate is one way to prevent urinary tract infections, “Field-born doctor’s advice was. Urinary tract infections caused by bacteria can occur anywhere along the urinary tract which includes kidney, ureter, bladder, and urethra.
If the urine volume and flow a bit small, increased risk of infection. According Parlindungan, men more often experience urinary tract infections than women because the prostate gland to produce antibiotic substances.
In addition, the urethral tract adam longer, making it hard germs enter. Related to kidney stones, this is the case if there is one or more stones in the pelvis or ureter tract.
Stone can be formed from calcium, phosphate, or a combination of uric acid is usually dissolved in the urine. Some risk factors for stone formation is the high concentration of urine (too thick), calcium and oxalate. Urine with low acidity, can also trigger uric acid stones.
“Lack of drinking can lead to more concentrated urine so easily formed stone,” he said.
Furthermore, Parlindungan revealed that a good citrus juice in preventing calcium oxalate stones and uric acid stones.
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