I'm sitting here staring down a liter bottle of Ice Mountain. And I can't bring myself to drink it.

[Denninmi]

Blech.

I'm supposed to drink a ton of water. I'm at the point of rebellion.

Nothing really helps -- not lemon or lime juice, or pouring it over ice, or even using seltzer water instead of plain water.

It's still all horrible. Not that I don't like a nice drink of water when I'm thirsty.

But, this is forced drinking to help with medical issues. Helps flush out the sodium, etc.

And, I hate it!

Just had to get that out of my system. I just steeled myself enough to open it.

Thanks for listening.

[elleng]

1. SORRY, Den.

Maybe try it by the glass/cup, instead of staring down a liter bottle?

I drink water 24/7, its my drink of choice, but I do it slowly, all day. Don't know how much each day.

[Denninmi]

2. Ah, you know, a first world problem.

I whine, therefore I am.

[elleng]

4. HA!

[Bertha Venation]

3. Damn.

I understand how forced drinking/eating feels. I had to eat 20g fat three times a day with a dose of meds when I was taking treatment for hepatitis c. I got sick of peanuts, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, peanut butter, ice cream . . . .

I wish you more ease with this. I hope you don't barf.

[hedgehog]

5. How about cherry juice in seltzer?

I have trouble making myself drink water, but a tablespoon of cherry juice in a tall glass of water goes down easy for me.

[Denninmi]

6. That sounds good.

Something different. I'll have to pick some up. Thanks.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

7. One of my favorite summer drinks is a few drops of fruit juice in seltzer

Apple and white grape are especially good.

[fizzgig]

13. that's one of my favorites

[love_katz]

8. Recipes for homemade flavored waters.

Check out this web site.

http://www.theyummylife.com/Flavored_Water

Great stuff. I made some of her flavored teas.

Enjoy!

[Callmecrazy]

9. Try it with a splash of Crown Royal...

It helps kill the taste and stimulates your ability to drink more water. And then you can take a nappy-poo!

Couldn't hurt, right?

[ConcernedCanuk]

10. weird, my stomach don't like water

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half a glass, gut ache in minutes

beer - no problem.

milk - no problem.

water for coffee or cooking - no problem.

juices - no problem.

"straight" water - problem

weird.



CC

[liberaltrucker]

11. Beer will flush out that sodium PDQ

Experience, yadda yadda.



But wait, there's more. After a few, you get
to post stupid shit on DU. It's a win-win!

[Denninmi]

12. Thanks for the great suggestions.

I really like the link about the flavored waters. The spa where I go for massage therapy serves guests cucumber water, and it's actually really good. So, I'm going to experiment with some of these tonight. I may have to improvise a muddler, though.