hydration and coke??

[bubbleless]

Hi Everyone,

Just a thought I hate drinking water but would rarther drink Coke, Yes I know about all the sugar.

This is my question if I drink water I will get hydrated, which is good for decowhat will happen if I drink Coke? I will get hydrated from the water in the Coke but what about the caffene, will that counter act the water??

Just a thought??

[dry suit diver]

are you drinking this before diving or after the dive ?

[bubbleless]

before and or after

[Scubee]

Coke is a diuretic, as is tea and coffee. As such, don't rely on it to keep you properly hyfrated. If you don't want to drink water, try one of the zillions of other drinks (soemthign like ffuit shoot, capri-sun, lucozade) which are. allegedly, better fot hydration purposes than coke.

[turbanator]

I *think* that caffene is a diuretic, also if you drink a lot of sugar then it works a bit like salt, you body uses fluid to flush it away.

If you don't like plain water, what about apple juice?

[dry suit diver]

right,

fizzy drinks before a dive not a good idea bubbles expanding etc as you ascend reverse block sort of problems.


the diuretic properties of coke after a dive are negligible compared with not drinking anything.

I hate still water so after a dive i try and drink fizzy water, but before diving its always still drinks.


my 2c worth

[SilvaFish]

Originally Posted by turbanator

I *think* that caffene is a diuretic, also if you drink a lot of sugar then it works a bit like salt, you body uses fluid to flush it away.

If you don't like plain water, what about apple juice?

I think only if you're a diabetic; but drinking something is better than drinking nothing.

My personal choices are green tea (lower in caffeine), water, orange squash (full fat type, I don't do artificial sweeteners) or apple juice, depending on times of year.

[turbanator]

Originally Posted by SilvaFish

I think only if you're a diabetic;

Could be, my brother is so that's where I may have heard that little nugget.

[SilvaFish]

Originally Posted by turbanator

Could be, my brother is so that's where I may have heard that little nugget.

Yep, but for us non-diabetics, sugary drinks = elasticated jeans...

[SilvaFish]

Originally Posted by dry suit diver

right,

fizzy drinks before a dive not a good idea bubbles expanding etc as you ascend reverse block sort of problems.


the diuretic properties of coke after a dive are negligible compared with not drinking anything.

I hate still water so after a dive i try and drink fizzy water, but before diving its always still drinks.


my 2c worth

Try a mix of half and half fizzy water and a fruit juice. Tastes good and better than the cruddy stuff you get in cans these days.