Comments on: Dietribes: Water Water Everywhere! Part Two

By: Ellie

Ellie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:24:09 +0000

The second bullet freaked me out since my younger brothers were arguing about this during supper today.

By: Nurse Monica

Nurse Monica — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:06:22 +0000

My parents had a waterbed for a long time, it had something inside so it didn’t swish around much. I loved that bed!

As for the water intoxication, I have seen it been used for fraternity hazing as well. I warned my kids about it, drinking water seems harmless, but too much will kill you… hard to imagine, but true.

Being certified in IV Therapy, hypervolemia is a danger when administering fluids, it can happen in a blink of an eye… you better make sure what’s going in, IS coming out… one way or another.

By: Lynley

Lynley — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:55:59 +0000

I’d never heard of water intoxication until a few years ago, when a radio station in California offered a Wii to the person who could drink the most water without going to the bathroom. A 28-year-old mother died trying to win a Wii for her kids. Sad. Link to the story in my name.

By: beth

beth — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:03:20 +0000

1) My sister and her husband had a water bed for a number of years until the heater went out and it wasn’t worth it to replace it. It had been patched numerous times due to the cat.

She loved to sleep on it, I on the other hand hated sleeping on it. She likes her bed supper supper soft and has a hard time sleeping on a regular mattress. She said it was perfect while she was pregnant as the bed perfectly supported her – except when she needed to get out of bed – then she needed help.

2)The house I grew up in had a well so I’m used to drinking water with “flavor”. Our well was heavy on the iron so things turned brown easily (if you left a glass of water out over night there would be a layer of rust on the bottom of the glass). I don’t like drinking bottled water because it doesn’t have a “flavor” – if I do drink bottled water it needs to be really cold or better yet, poured over tap water ice cubes!!!

3) You may not need to drink 8 glasses of water a day but when dieting it can help you feel full longer. What sometimes feels like hunger pains can actually mean your thirsty. And drinking water before eating can help you eat less overall.

By: Brit

Brit — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:56:58 +0000

I had a waterbed when I was little. it was horrible. The heating pad would come unplugged from time to time and you would wake up freezing. I would also wake up wedged between the matress and the frame sometimes. I remember before we got rid of it my bedroom smelled like mildew all the time. So gross, never again.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:45:04 +0000

Heated waterbeds are the best. My parents had one for years. It was awesome for naps.
For some inexplicable reason, I had a waterbed as my first bed. This would have been around 1981. I distinctly remember taking posters off the wall and using the thumbtacks to poke holes in the waterbed, then blaming the cat and her sharp claws for the holes.
Later, when I got married, my husband had a tube-type waterbed. That was terrible! Any time a tube sprung a leak, you’d have to drag them out of the mattress–they were heavy–and then look, diligently, for the leak. No thanks!

By: Kelsey

Kelsey — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:39:42 +0000

My parents had a waterbed when I was little. It was amazingly fun to play on, but apparently not that great for sleeping.

By: lewen

lewen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:48:09 +0000

I always thought the best part of the waterbed was the cavern underneath if you purchased type of bedframe with underdrawers.

By: Hyacinth

Hyacinth — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:12:10 +0000

My sister’s kids loved her waterbed. They used to take the plug out and jump on it to make water squirt like a fountain! (She was not nearly as impressed as they were.)

By: Molly

Molly — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:46:34 +0000

I had a waterbed when I was a teenager. However, I woke up one night covered in what I thought was sweat. Upon investigation, it was in fact the water from my bed. My retainer had fallen out of my mouth and poked a hole into the mattress. That was not something pleasant to deal with at 3 in the morning!

After that I switched back to a regular mattress. (Now though I really do miss it! Waterbeds are fun.) :-)