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Report Abuse. Usually you can go three days without water before the body starts to seriously shut down. As your blood thickens the heart has a harder time pumping it until it just gives out. As for food people have lasted three weeks or more but doctors will tell you three weeks is about the max.kevpet2005 Â· 9 years ago.sually you can go three days without water before the body starts to seriously shut down. As your blood thickens the heart has a harder time pumping it until it just gives out. As for food people have lasted three weeks or more but doctors will tell you three weeks is about the max. kevpet2005 Â· 9 years ago.
Now back to the question at hand. How long can you go without water? Assuming you're in reasonable shape and in ideal conditions -- that is, not in the heat or cold and not exerting, a human can probably live for about 3 to 5 days without any water. Healthier humans can live another day or so longer. This isn't something you should test. While people may fast or try a body cleanse without food, you should absolutely never go without water for more than a day. The Mayo Clinic recommends drinking about eight cups of water a day, although there's some debate about this number [source: Mayo Clinic ].