Is there any scientific reason behind the saying “Drinking water in big gulps is the same as not drinking it at all”?

Have you ever heard of the view that "drinking water in big gulps is the same as not drinking at all"? Is there any scientific basis for this? A netizen has been practicing this principle for many years. He always sipped water when drinking it. Until one day, he was very thirsty and drank water crazily. Only then did he realize that drinking water in big gulps was so refreshing! So the question is, can we drink water in big gulps? Is drinking water in big gulps not conducive to absorption?

01 Does drinking water have anything to do with absorption and whether you take big or small sips?

First, let’s take a look at the content of this article

The basis of this theory is simply incomprehensible and full of loopholes. It is standard that even Chinese has not been learned well. It is clearly asking about drinking water in big gulps , but the explanation does not mention drinking water in big gulps.

It turns out that "drinking water in big gulps" = "drinking too much water", which is nonsense. Even if you drink water in small sips, drinking too much will speed up urination.

It turns out that "drinking water in big gulps" = "drinking water too fast", which is nonsense. Even if you drink water too slowly, you will still swell up.

When should we drink water? Is it daily drinking or urgent need to replenish water? How to judge the drinking speed? Which value between 0-100 ml/s is considered fast? How much water should we drink?

Is there any difference between drinking 1ml of water in big gulps and in small sips?

Is there any difference between drinking 100ml of water in big gulps and in small sips?

A ton of water, um, no matter how much you drink it, it will kill you...

02 How should we drink water?

Of course, the issues of the expedition team and drinking water after exercise mentioned by some netizens are special cases . I guess the possible reasons include:

1. Drinking water too quickly causes a sharp change in gastric juice pH

2. Drinking water too quickly causes body temperature imbalance.

Of course, if we want to avoid the above two, we need to do:

Drinking water slowly allows the mouth to heat the water, so that the water temperature is more consistent with body temperature, which will not cause a sudden change in temperature. On the other hand, it can also allow the pH of gastric juice to change slowly, rather than a sudden change that causes stomach cramps or even nerve feedback to other tissues.

In addition, regarding the issue of blood sugar and salt. There is a process from water entering the body to being absorbed. Of course, it certainly dilutes blood sugar, but this should not be the reason for dizziness. The brain's intake of blood sugar actually depends on the amount, unless the blood sugar is far below a certain value. Water is only a very small reason for this, and it is more of a metabolic problem in the body, especially a lack of energy supply, such as hunger.

Regarding the problem of salt deficiency, sweating causes salt deficiency, but as mentioned above, salt ions belong to the category of systemic fluid regulation. Even if too much flows out of some parts of the body, it will soon be replenished from other parts.

So, again, it has nothing to do with absorption. Absorption is only related to your body's needs. However, after strenuous exercise, do not drink water quickly because you will feel uncomfortable, and do not drink too much water because you will get water poisoning and even drown.

Suddenly I felt that this question was actually a big topic. At that time, I felt that it was a big trap.

What a big problem.

Finally, the purpose of drinking water is mainly to replenish the water needed by the body, and the way of drinking water does not directly determine whether the water is absorbed by the body. Whether you drink it in big gulps or small sips, the water will enter the digestive system and be distributed throughout the body through blood circulation.