Mineral water drinking treatments consist in administering mineral water especially oligomineral and bicarbonate water to treat a large number of dysfunctions including problems connected with the liver, intestine and digestive system.

The therapeutic use of water as a drink, in accordance with the uses prescribed subsequent to a medical visit, is one of the most important forms of thermal treatment. This is because it encourages and stimulates metabolic balance and the functional regeneration of the body which is all too often run down by the stress of modern living.

Nowadays mineral water drinking treatments are often done at home as a way of rounding off therapeutic treatments undergone at thermal spas. Nevertheless, it must be pointed out that, based on experience, the consumption of water at the springs themselves is undoubtedly a more successful form of therapy for a number of reasons.

In the first place, the use of water in the proximity of the s prings means there is no risk of deterioration including the dispersion or disappearance of important chemical components from the water.

Secondly, spas are usually located in particularly pleasant climatic settings and so the drinks’ therapeutic effect is enhanced by the quality of the surrounding environment. Thermal parks offer the possibility of pleasant walks and routes which foster a general sense of wellbeing which in turn helps pave the way for a successful treatment result.

Lastly mineral water drinking treatments at thermal spas are carried out with the assistance of qualified medical staff. Not only do they supervise conditions and make sure that the water is consumed in the best way possible, but they also supply additional services which form a back-up to thermal therapy including dietary and nutritional prescriptions.

In various cases, mineral water drinking treatments are combined with other thermal treatments such as hydrofango-balneotherapy where consumption of wat er is combined with mud treatments focused on the liver followed by balneotherapy.