Why is drinking more water good for your kidneys if it makes them “work” harder to remove the excess liquid?

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Why is drinking more water good for your kidneys if it makes them “work” harder to remove the excess liquid?

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The filtering part isn’t that hard … think pouring liquid through a strainer. The hard work for the kidney is actually trying to recoup things like water back out of the urine so you don’t lose too much and die from electrolyte imbalance. The less water you drink, the harder the kidneys try to work to reclaim it from the urine.