Gastroenterologist Svetlana Uzhevko spoke about the rules for drinking mineral water.
Doctor Uzhevko said that when buying mineral water, it is important to pay attention to what it is – medical or dining. Table mineral water is characterized by moderate mineralization: less than one gram per liter. Medicinal water has a significantly higher mineralization index – more than 10 grams per liter.
“If the mineralization is high, then you can drink such water only after consulting a doctor,” Svetlana Uzhevko emphasized in an interview with Gazeta.Ru. course (for example, a certain number of times per day for 20 days). It is not safe to ignore this rule. Mineral water marked “medicinal” is characterized by an increased concentration of salts and trace elements that affect the intestinal microflora.
Homemade treatment with such water can harm the digestive tract.
As for table mineral water, it is considered suitable for daily drinking. But in the presence of certain chronic diseases, you need to drink it with caution, not abusing it. Improper drinking of mineral water can cause an exacerbation of diseases.
In particular, its too active use can harm if there are hidden kidney diseases – in this case, you can suffer from renal or biliary colic, edema, kidney stones.
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“It is also undesirable to use mineral water for people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, hepatobiliary system, especially during an exacerbation,” the expert added. glass, after releasing bubbles from the water.
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