Does the "Water Treatment" Work?
By Kristina Duda, R.N.
Updated July 31, 2013
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Question: Does the "Water Treatment" Work?
A popular email and social media post circulating for several years claims that Japanese scientists have determined that drinking water in the morning will cure many diseases........
The particular post that I have seen makes this claim:
It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning.........the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a hundred percent cure for the following diseases: Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis, asthma, TB, Meningitis, Kidney and Urine diseases, vomiting gastritis, diarrhoea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases..........
So, is there
any truth to these claims that water can actually cure all of these illnesses and symptoms?
Answer:
Absolutely not. The
notion that drinking a few glasses of water in the morning could cure everything from a headache to cancer is not only untrue, it is dangerous. If someone with a serious condition like high blood pressure or cancer were to forgo medical treatment believing that simply drinking water could cure their illness, it could have dire consequences.
Many of the "diseases" listed in the post are not actually diseases but symptoms. Body aches, fast heart beat, vomiting, diarrhea and even constipation are typically symptoms of some type of illness, they are not diseases on their own. .........
Will It Help At All?
Drinking water is not a bad thing by any means. We all need to drink water to stay hydrated. Staying hydrated helps our bodies function properly.
However, drinking a large amount of water at a certain time of day isn't going to cure any diseases. There just
isn't any scientific evidence to back up this claim.
The only one of these symptoms/illnesses that may actually be helped by drinking more water is constipation. Since constipation can be caused by dehydration, drinking more water may help reduce the chances of that. Even then, research on constipation shows that drinking more water cannot relieve it, but ensuring that you are drinking enough water so that you avoid dehydration may help you avoid getting constipated in the first place.
If you have a stomach virus, such as gastroenteritis, that is causing vomiting and diarrhea, you will need to attempt to stay hydrated as well, but drinking large amounts of water all at once is not the way to do it. If you have been vomiting, drinking a lot of water all at once can cause your body to vomit even more..........
The Final Word
The claims of this so-called "water treatment" are not based in fact and will not help with a vast majority of the illnesses it says will be cured. If you are dealing with any type of illness or disease, consult your health care provider to come up with a safe, medically based treatment plan.
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