– Drinking so much water when ill

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I’m lying awake with a bad cold, and I have been drinking water all night and only needed the loo once. Still feel parched. Don’t think I’m running a significant fever.

Yes, I’m making horrid yellow phlegm, but not nearly on the scale of the water intake.

What the hell is going on below deck to use all the water? Am I just delusional with the pain of a mildly sore throat and joints?

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a lot of water is lost though breathing, the amount increases when : heartrate / breathing rate increases and relative humidity in the room is low.

also if you are taking medication to reduce fever you are sweating quite a bit.

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