What Output Of Urine Is Normal For Three Litres Of Water?

Posted on Fri, 24 Nov 2017

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Question : Hello Doctor
I am a diabetes patient. I want to know if I drink 3litres of water a day how much should be the output of urine normally.

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Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
With 3 liters of water intake you should pass 1200-1500 ml of urine

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for query .

Quantity of urine that one passes entirely depends upon some of the following few factors
1) Water intake .
2) Type of physical activities the individual has during day time .
3) Atmospheric temperature
4) Any physical illness like Diabetes ,Hypertension etc

However a healthy person with normal activities should pass 1200 -1500 ml of urine with 3 liters of water intake .

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions,I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar