The science of saline – why can we drink pure water, but when we put water into our bodies in other ways, like an IV, must we add minerals to it?

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The science of saline – why can we drink pure water, but when we put water into our bodies in other ways, like an IV, must we add minerals to it?

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Answer 1

It was my understanding that you should not drink pure water (distilled) on a regular basis.

The reason being that the body will deplete it’s own supply of minerals in order to add the missing minerals to the water. Over time that’s not good.