Although it’s a popular knowledge that drinking hot water has so many benefits, consuming it excessively can be detrimental to one’s health.
Here are some side effects of excessive consumption of hot water:
1. Can lead to sleep disorder: Taking hot water just before you sleep will disrupt your sleep, as you’d be forced to always go to the toilet to urinate.
2. Causes imbalance of water concentration in the body: It is a general knowledge that our body system contains about 55-65% of water and drinking water helps keep the body hydrated and also cleanses the body of toxins. However, when you take hot water excessively, it can cause imbalance of water concentration in the body.
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3. Can also cause internal burns and scalds: Excessive consumption of hot water can burn your lips, mouth or tongue. It can also cause internal scalding at the linings of organs in the body.
4. It also puts the kidney on pressure: Drinking hot water excessively puts your kidney on pressure, making it increase the pace at which it functions and this will only lead to increasing the workload and overworking the kidney.
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