Well+BeingPeople are drinking hot water in the morning. February 27, 2026 | 8:33 PM GMTCan 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.
