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Could you drink distilled water with a mineral pill (swg-empire.de)

submitted 7 months ago by bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Drinking pure H2O isn't good for you. As far as I know it could even be deadly. But what if you had a pill with all the minerals usually dissolved in water and washed it down with a nice big glass of distilled water? Would it be more or less the same as drinking tap water? Or would you need more time to dissolve the minerals? What if you threw the pill into the H2O and stirred?

Or am I missing something entirely? I think someone on Lemmy even explained to me the other day what is so bad about distilled water. But I'm stupid today and forgot.

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 27 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Distilled water isn't bad for you - it's just lacking in a lot of nutrients you'd usually get from "normie" water. It's still better for you than soda or juices.

Do you have an aversion to tap water? Britas and Berkeys are options if you're concerned about taste or chemicals respectively.

[–] federalreverse@feddit.de 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Since you pee out electrolytes along with water, drinking too much distilled water has the effect of washing out electrolytes from your body.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Do you have an aversion to tap water? Britas and Berkeys are options if you're concerned about taste or chemicals respectively.

Nah, I don't want to really do this. Seems pretty stupid to me. I was just wondering while I poured some distilled water into my CPAP device.

Now seeing all the answers I've got to experience what it tastes like.

Edit: Just tried it, tasted like regular water.

[–] tja@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

RIP