Is the hydration the problem here? I presumed the caffeine content (or some other chemical; I guess other people cite bergamot?) was the issue. My Google searches seem to suggest 2L – 4L of Earl Grey works out to about 400 – 800mg of caffeine/d, which is "pushing the upper daily limit" to "way over a sane daily limit".
I didn't think the hydration was the issue at hand in the OP.
I wasn't focusing on the issue. I was just asking if 2L/day is normal when I'm much closer to 4L/day. I can now recognize when I'm low on my intake, and 2L is definitely low for me. So I was asking more from curiosity if I'm the outlier or if the 2L/day is the outlier.
As with all things medical, it looks like the answer is "it depends on the specific patient"
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Is the hydration the problem here? I presumed the caffeine content (or some other chemical; I guess other people cite bergamot?) was the issue. My Google searches seem to suggest 2L – 4L of Earl Grey works out to about 400 – 800mg of caffeine/d, which is "pushing the upper daily limit" to "way over a sane daily limit".
I didn't think the hydration was the issue at hand in the OP.
I wasn't focusing on the issue. I was just asking if 2L/day is normal when I'm much closer to 4L/day. I can now recognize when I'm low on my intake, and 2L is definitely low for me. So I was asking more from curiosity if I'm the outlier or if the 2L/day is the outlier.
As with all things medical, it looks like the answer is "it depends on the specific patient"