The water turned out to be Taken Out of These Days 10-50 Days

The journey of water in the body consists of three processes, that is absorbed, distributed and updated. When the water in the digestive tract, the water will pass through the capillaries and blood vessels and will enter into blood cells.


According to Dr Parlin, safe drinking water must meet the following requirements:

A. Clear
2. No taste
3. No smell
4. Low germ content
5. Minerals such as calcium, magnesium should be low.


"Water can drink anything, either from wells or water pumps and cooked refills, which is important to be qualified drinking water can be consumed. Mineral content also must be considered because water containing magnesium is very influential in the formation of kidney stones," lid Dr Parlin .


Water to reach the cells within 5 minutes after entering the body. After that the water will flow and spread in and around the organ cells. When water has entered the plasma, then the water will be distributed throughout the body via blood vessels.

"Water is a macro nutrients needed in large quantities, as well as carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Even the amount that is at most 2 L, if the rice as much as it's impossible," explains Dr. Dr. Saptawati Bardosono, MSc, Department of Nutritional Sciences Faculty of Medicine -RSCM, in the event Press Conference 'World Kidney Day: Love Your Kidneys, Drink Enough Water!' in Akmani Hotel, Jakarta, Tuesday (06/03/2012).

Based on research conducted by Professor TRIP Francois Peronnet from the University of Montreal, Canada, found that drinking water will enter the cell within 5 minutes. Many people think that when drinking a glass of water, it will be immediately expelled from the body in the urine that day. It turns out wrong, because the water you drink today will be in the body 10-50 days and will be issued 50 days later.

Studies have been published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology in 2011 also found that in people who used to drink 2 liters of water a day, turned the water on the body for 10 to 50 days.

Water consumed per day will last in the body for 10 days which will then be excreted through urine, sweat, breathing steam and feces.

"While the last drop of water we drink today will be out 50 days later. So it is not true if we drink water straight out of today continue to this day, that comes out these days is the water you drink 50 hours before," explained Dr Tatik.

Well, look at the journey of water in the body and a long time in the body, then it should really be considered a drinking water of good quality.

"Drinking water is important, kompisisinya also important because not all water is good for the kidneys," explains Dr. Dr. Parlindungan Siregar, SpPD-KGH of the Kidney and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine RSCM.