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[–] Shortstack@reddthat.com 21 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

You’re gonna want to add some salt to that gallon you’re drinking, ask me how I know

[–] X@piefed.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Hyponatremia.

Hypo-, meaning low; -natr- derived from natrium, Latin for sodium; -emia, meaning presence in blood.

Low sodium presence in blood.

[–] pebbles@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Huge chubby emu ref

[–] Magikjak@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] X@piefed.world 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm also curious. Is there a particular kind of salt?

[–] Winter_Oven@piefed.social -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Isn't Epsom salt like a majority water?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Would that prevent hyperhydration, or would you need it to have more than just salt? 🤔

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 0 points 2 weeks ago

lol no. It says "a day". It says nothing about when exercising or sweating your ass off outside when you might need to actually care about adding salt.

I drink about a gallon a day of water and my normal diet replenishes things just fine. Your kidneys shouldn't be dumping a bunch of stuff out that you're already low on. They're not mindless filters that run at a constant rate.