Does drinking water with meals dilute gastric juices?

Drinking water, a simple matter, actually contains a lot of knowledge.

Mistake 1:

Drinking water with meals dilutes gastric juices

Many parents are accustomed to having a glass of water when their children eat to facilitate the swallowing of food

In fact, food itself contains a lot of water.

In addition, some studies have found that drinking an appropriate amount of water during meals will not significantly affect the concentration, composition or pH of gastric juice, and will not affect children's digestion and absorption of food

Mistake 2:

drink any water

A bottle of sugar-sweetened beverages contains 20-50 grams of sugar

It is recommended to drink less or no sugar-sweetened beverages, choose the type of drinking water carefully, and boiled water is the first choice

Mistake three:

thirsty drink water

In fact, feeling thirsty is already a signal that your body is clearly dehydrated, and you shouldn't drink water when you feel thirsty

When the body fluid loss reaches 2%-4%, the body is already in a state of dehydration while feeling thirsty

When the body fluid loss reaches 4%-8%, in addition to the feeling of extreme thirst, the body is already in a state of moderate dehydration, in addition to dry skin and loss of elasticity, chapped tongue, hoarse voice, rapid heart rate, etc.

In severe cases, it can lead to a drop in blood pressure, which can even be life-threatening

Some children can't remember to take a sip of water all day at school.

Mistake 4:

A glass of salt water in the morning

During prolonged sleep at night, the body unknowingly loses some water through breathing, hidden sweating, and urine secretion

Although you don't feel thirsty when you get up, in fact, the body will still lose water and lead to blood viscosity.

In addition, the daily salt intake of Chinese residents is about 10.

In addition, some parents are used to feeding a glass of water when their children get up, and this habit is also inappropriate

Mistake five:

The more water you give your child, the better

Although it is said that children should be encouraged to establish the habit of actively drinking water, drinking too much water is also harmful to the body, and children should control the amount of water they drink

Water intoxication will cause headache, nausea, vomiting, memory loss due to swelling of brain cells, edema of brain tissue, and increased intracranial pressure.
In severe cases, progressive mental retardation, trance, coma, convulsions, etc.
may occur.

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Text/Zhang Na (Dr.
Ma Health Group)

(Editor Li Chuang)