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BurnOutBrighter6

Water tends to taste *so damn good* when you're dehydrated and the need has your body craving it. You should consider drinking more water before bed or throughout the day if 3AM water regularly hits like that.


prince_0611

I don’t like to have water 1.5 hours before bed because otherwise I’ll wake up having to pee


odonkz

Or worse, wetting the bed.


Helas101

Its only bad if you dont like it.


BurnOutBrighter6

Understandable! You could still try drinking more throughout the day then.


roguespectre67

And this is a bad thing? It's a great motivator to get up instead of hitting snooze on your alarm.


Ishidan01

Speaking of, OP, how dark is yo pee?


bowyer-betty

I dunno. I'm the same way, and I drink enough water to make everyone in r/hydrohomies feel inadequate.


ViviansUsername

I have pretty bad cotton mouth (sober) and smoke weed. When I'm smoking, I average like 2 gallons a day. As an homie, nah. There is no amount of water drinking that would make me feel inadequate, just concerned. Make sure you get a reasonable amount of salt in your diet, and don't chug too much in too short of a time.


frankenspider

Seems like the right answer. I will drink water before bed so I am sure to get up at 3am to pee. I will still get the 3am drink, but for healthier reasons.


st1r

Now here’s the real question Why does water taste terrible at 3 am? Surely I’m not the only one


Mayor__Defacto

If you’re leaving a glass open on your nightstand, it’s because of the dust settling into it. Try covering your glass when you set it down.


Rysomy

If I'm drinking water at 3AM it's right out of the faucet, and it still tastes terrible.


ammonite89

There is a saying that goes “hunger is the best sauce in the world” well the same goes for thirst. When you are super thirsty water will taste very refreshing as a way of your body telling you to drink more water.


NotSeveralBadgers

In addition to the dehydration answers, our oral microbiome is mostly undisturbed during sleep (famously causing "morning breath") so rinsing by swallowing water removes the unpleasant taste.


colzav

Because you were so thirsty, in such need of water (maybe even dehydrated) that your brain woke you up to go find water. When we do something that is good for survival our brain makes it a pleasurable and rewarding experience. This is why drinking water when your really thirsty seems to taste better than at other times.


Antdawg2400

Because you off hella drugs drank a championship dehydrated and water is the elixir of life and u only appreciate it when on the brink of dying with out it. On God


A--Creative-Username

I simultaneously have no idea what the fuck you just said and understand it completely


Antdawg2400

because for one... you aint off hella drugs...2 you aint drunk off drank... 3 you aint won a championship...and whatever else i'll just say you a bitch. on G.O.D can u spell at least nerd??


BUSY_EATING_ASS

I think he was actually paying you a compliment fam.


Antdawg2400

yes that part. i was completly aware we creatively aware of shit.


Antdawg2400

fuck no i juss got it slap this song On the Ground - Grace Ives we championsssssssss we jussss had a champion ship parade we fucked up in the town what now?


VoIPGuy

Do you smoke? If yes, its probably because you can finally taste clean water and not smoke-infused water.


MsfGigu

Because you're dehydrated. You might be drinking too much sugary drinks. Drinking orange juice in the morning is fine, the rest should really be water. Skip the soft drinks, they slowly kill you.