Why should we drink more water during the epidemic? Can drinking more water prevent new coronavirus pneumonia?

We all know that the new coronavirus is a new and more difficult virus recently. It is highly contagious and lethal. Many people have been infected and sick, so everyone must pay attention to protection. Many people will drink more water. So why should we drink more water during the epidemic? Let's take a closer look!

Why should we drink more water during the epidemic?

Drinking more water during the epidemic is helpful in preventing and controlling new coronavirus infection. Everyone can drink more water during this period.

Water is a necessity for people's lives. Water can moisten the throat and prevent respiratory infections. Drinking water can promote metabolism, excrete toxins and waste in the body, and enhance immunity. Adults should drink no less than 2000 ml of water every day.

Water plays many important physiological functions in the human body and is the main component of various tissues and organs of the body. It participates in the body's metabolism, promotes the digestion, absorption, circulation and excretion of nutrients in the body; participates in the maintenance of normal osmotic pressure and electrolyte balance of body fluids; has the function of regulating body temperature; and plays a certain role in lubricating, buffering and protecting joints, organs and tissues.

In the current epidemic situation, cutting off the source of infection and avoiding contact with the virus are crucial to the prevention and control of the epidemic. At the same time, it is also important to strengthen one's own immunity. To improve immunity, one should eat a proper diet, get enough sleep, and drink enough water.

Can drinking plenty of water prevent the new coronavirus?

1. Drinking a lot of water cannot prevent infection with the new coronavirus. The new coronavirus pneumonia is a Class B infectious disease, and the general population is susceptible to it. The key to prevention is to avoid contact with the source of infection. The new coronavirus mainly invades the epithelial cells of the respiratory mucosa and proliferates in the epithelial cells. Drinking a lot of water cannot prevent the virus from entering the respiratory tract, and there is currently no evidence that it can prevent infection with the new coronavirus.

2. Drinking more water can keep your throat moist and promote the excretion of metabolic waste. Drinking more water every day is good. The "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2016)" recommends that adults drink 7 to 8 cups of water (1500 to 1700 ml) a day. It is OK to maintain this amount. Drinking too much water can easily cause electrolyte imbalance in the body (sodium and potassium ions are lost in large quantities) and water-soluble vitamins (such as B and C vitamins) are more likely to be lost.

3. For patients with chronic diseases such as poor heart function and chronic kidney disease, drinking too much water will aggravate their condition. They need to control their water intake under the guidance of a doctor.

What are the benefits of drinking more water?

1. Benefits to the urinary system: drinking more water can promote diuresis, reduce urinary system inflammation, flush the urethra, relieve symptoms of pyelonephritis and kidney stones, and has a good effect on clearing heat and detoxifying, and promoting diuresis.

2. Drinking more water is good for the skin. It can hydrate the skin and improve itchy and dry skin caused by lack of water in the body.

3. Drinking more water is good for the digestive system, helps with defecation, helps the intestines, relieves constipation, and promotes digestion and absorption functions.

4. Drinking more water can reduce blood viscosity, improve blood viscosity, and has certain benefits for hyperlipidemia.

Drinking too little or too much water is not good. The daily water intake is 2500-3000ml, and you can drink up to about 3500ml.

How much water should you drink in a day?

Generally speaking, the approximate amount of water intake is estimated based on the individual's actual water storage and daily exercise volume. The average amount of water intake for the general population is 3000ml, which is about the amount of 6-8 regular glasses. In other words, drinking water alone has little effect on detoxification, because the body's waste and toxins can only be metabolized through water.

The amount of water intake is about 500 ml of water through food intake, and 300 ml of endogenous water is metabolized in the body, so adults need to drink 2500 ml of water every day under normal conditions to maintain body water balance. If you are in a hot and sweaty environment, you need to increase your water intake as the amount of sweat increases. And mint soaked in water, mint can strengthen the stomach and aid digestion, promote metabolism, and drinking it regularly can improve facial acne and help eliminate waste toxins in the body. Finally, fresh vegetables or fruits. For example, bitter gourd, carrots, celery, oranges, apples, etc. are squeezed into fruit and vegetable juices to drink, which also have a certain effect of replenishing water and detoxification.