Since you body can only adsorb water at a certain rate, chugging water if you are dehydrated does little good.
I mean, some of it is stored in the stomach, but oftentimes you will need to urinate soon after drinking late amounts of water.
How does the excess water get transferred to the bladders quickly if it isn’t adsorbed by the body?
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You are right, chugging water won’t lead to hydrating faster than drinking the same amount of water more slowly within reason. But there is a lot of blood flow to your stomach so within seconds of drinking water, it’s going into your blood stream. A few seconds later it’s moving through your kidneys, and then into your bladder. I’m skipping over a few steps but if you think about it, pure water can actually be dangerous, even fatal if you drink too much. You need to get rid of any excess water very quickly.
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