2006-11-16 20:27:53 · 11 answers · asked by coffee 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
i mean high calories or sugar would lead to illness like diabitis, would plenty of water intake helps?
2006-11-16 20:31:24 · update #1
It is important to have a good amount of water for fluids. But if a person goes overboard then that can also be fatal. People have actually drank their selves to death with water. If a person drinks gallons of water daily then it will make their body loose the important electrolites that a person needs.
A person should drink at least 8-10 glasses (8 oz.) of water daily.
But not gallons.
2006-11-16 20:37:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a sign of lots of things, the most likely is probably kidney disease or diabetes. She REALLY needs to go to the vet to know for sure. If it's one of those, they can often be managed with medication and diet and the cat can live a long time, but if they're not treated you may lose her very quickly if they progress. Since she's getting older, a checkup and bloodwork is a good idea anyway. If she doesn't like going outside, I would just let her stay in. Perhaps another animal is bothering her or she prefers the air conditioning or something? It doesn't matter--indoor cats tend to live longer anyway, so if she wants to stay in, let her stay in. But most important, get her to the vet and have him do a complete blood profile and any other tests he thinks might be useful. The other cat shouldn't make any difference unless she is bullying this cat outside. But if your vet finds anything that could be due to something in the environment, or if your second cat starts showing the same symptoms, I would take her in too (and if she's old, a checkup wouldn't hurt anyway, but I'd start with the cat who is drinking a lot first). As far as the food causing this--your question makes it sound as if she's maybe no longer ON that food? In any case, you can feed any good quality food, just don't overfeed, so if you want to change to a "regular" food, you can, just feed less. But I wouldn't JUST try this to see if it fixes the problem, I'd still take her to the vet. If it does turn out to be a kidney issue, there is prescription food for that and it seemed to work really well for my old cat (and I also have a 16 year old dog on the canine version). But that's another thing to ask the vet about!
2016-03-19 09:54:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drinking lots of water will not neutralize the effect of high sugar intake. However, it may help to reduce the immediate insulin response to high glycemic index carbs. Carbs that cause a surge in blood sugar are tagged high glycemic while those of low glycemic imply so.
If you want to prevent diabetes mellitus, it is advised that you make a habit of eating low glycemic carbs. Also exercise as a routine. Diabetes is basically a lifestyle related disease.
Eat healthy and remain physically active!
2006-11-17 00:12:55 · answer #3 · answered by Prodigy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Sugars, especially refined sugars, are difficult for the body to break down. The only way to do it is to increase caloric output (exercise, hard physical labor). This is precisely why obesity and type 2 diabetes are becoming such a problem. The body works best in balance - calories in = calories out. If you eat too much and don't exercise enough, you put the equation out of balance on both sides, doubling the negative unhealthy effect. It's a straight lose/lose proposition.
2006-11-16 20:49:46 · answer #4 · answered by szydkids 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No water wont' "Neutralize" it. But it'll help dilute your system from high glucose intake. Although it depends on everything else that composes your diet.
Just ease the carb intake.
2006-11-16 20:35:12 · answer #5 · answered by CL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really- It would still go into your system and make your sugar go up- eating a balance of carb, protein and fat would make it digest slower and you would not have the blood sugar spike- D
2006-11-16 20:36:01 · answer #6 · answered by Debby B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, just stop eating so much sugar. sugar does not cause diabetes, the pancreas loses its ability to deal with the ammount of junk you throw at it, and you get overweight, then you end up with diabetes. drink at least 80 ounces of water a day, and cool it with the sugar and carbs,
2006-11-16 20:35:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, the only thing that you could do with a lot of water is flush all the sodium out of your system, which is very dangerous.
2006-11-16 20:35:20 · answer #8 · answered by Aries74 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't neutralize it, but it will dilute it; best to drink water until it becomes waste
2006-11-16 20:38:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Your body still has to metabolize the sugar, whether the extra water is there or not.
2006-11-16 20:54:40 · answer #10 · answered by retorik75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋