bolt Short
visibility 8.4K views schedule 1:15
CULCHR.TV
Vintage

People are drinking hot water first thing in the morning. Should you?

0:00
thumb_up 420 comment 11 2026 3 months ago
Can drinking a cup of plain hot water in the morning help with constipation? Although the practice has its roots in traditional Chinese medicine, more and more people are talking about this remedy on social media. So, what does it actually do for the body, if anything? Dr. Trisha Pasricha — a physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and The Washington Post’s Ask a Doctor columnist — takes a look.