At the risk of grossing you all out, today’s post is about the side-effect of drinking lots of water: weeing lots of water. If it’s not your idea of a fun read, feel free to skip it.
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Urine. Wee. Pee. Piddle. Tinkle. Watering the lemon tree. Sword play…
Call it what you will, it’s all the same; if water goes in, urine comes out. The more you drink, the more you wee. The more you wee, the more you become mindful of where the toilets are. The more you become aware of where to wee, the more sensitive you become to bathrooming in general. It also means you tend to do more ‘just in case’ wees before you leave the house.
It gets even more complicated when you talk to doctors and friends and realize you might have to accommodate post-birthing pelvic floor issues, bladder control issues, poor general health, hyper-sensitivity to bodily signals, urinary tract infections, comorbidities from other diagnoses, bad memories of emergencies, etc etc…
Some people are like camels; they can ‘go all day without going’, no matter how much they drink, but for plenty of others, drinking can feel ‘dangerous’. You have to think through the ‘consequences’ of having too much to drink (and not in the ‘getting drunk’ way either).
I mentioned not drinking before a long car trip in my last hydration post, but sometimes it’s even a trip to a new doctor that can make you nervous – who knows how long it will take to get there, what facilities will be available, if they’ll be open to the public, blah blah blah…
It’s not all bad news though – you can learn to better manage your bathroom habits. I’ve seen signs in Sydney for doctors that specialize in helping people obtain more freedom. The main thing to remember, is that you HAVE TO STAY HYDRATED. If the consequences of that are difficult – seek help – don’t stop drinking. Your body needs water to survive and thrive – please – make you and your body happy and DRINK MORE WATER.
(As I replied to one reader’s comment to the last hydration post, I often imagine the brain in my head as either a plump and shiny grape or a withered and wrinkly old sultana-raisin… your brain needs to stay ‘juicy’ to work well.)
Sorry if today was a bit yuk – but healing holistically means being honest about all your healthcare conditions and treating your WHOLE self… and don’t forget that ‘wee’ are all in this together!
Take care friends and keep drinking more water, Linda x
The Mindful Migraine 
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