is it true that drinking to much water can be bad for you ??????

Answer 1

Believe it or not, the answer is yes. One if you have kidney, heart or lung problems it could lead to death because your kidney, heart or lungs can not handle the overload and two if you drink to much water you can get what is called "water intoxication" which is what happens when you dilute the normal electralite balance in your body. When you electorolites get out of balance, in this case because of a water increase they get low, you become intoxicated. If this is not taken care of quickly you could die.

Answer 2

Absolute. Drinking too much water can result in a medical condition called Hyponatremia or water intoxication. It can kill and there has been many documented cases of that. So be careful when those so called experts says "you can never drink too much water".

When one drinks too much water, more so than the body can excrete, the excess water dilutes the plasma and reduces the concentration of sodium in the blood. The brain swells and produces nerve impulses that can mess up the mental process. This is especially dangerous for people engaging in heavy physical competition such as long distance running. People can laps into a coma and die. Several of the military recruits in boot camp die afters the endurance drills and were originally classified as heat exhaustion until further examinations. Intake of water should be balanced with your body's ability to get rid of the excess. If you watch the football players at the side lines, you see them taking sips from the water bottle, not gulping it down by the gallon.

Answer 3

Yes but the amount you would have to drink before it became bad is astronomical.

What happens is that as the athlete consumes large amounts of water over the course of the event, blood plasma (the liquid part of blood) increases. As this takes place, the salt content of the blood is diluted. At the same time, the athlete is losing salt by sweating. Consequently, the amount of salt available to the body tissues decreases over time to a point where the loss interferes with brain, heart, and muscle function.

The official name for this condition is hyponatremia. The symptoms generally mirror those of dehydration (apathy, confusion, nausea, and fatigue), although some individuals show no symptoms at all. If untreated, hyponatremia can lead to coma and even death.

Answer 4

On the contrary, drinking too much water is not bad for you.
Your body system will trigger a sensation to stop you from
over consumption of water. At the most, your stomach will
bloat up and you'll frequent the toilet often to release your
bladder through urination. Water helps clean up impurities
in your kidneys, bladder, skin (through perspiration) in your body.

Answer 5

You would need to drink a few gallons a day before anything bad might happen. Drinking insufficient is a much more common problem.
Clean water is needed to remove toxins from our system , to effectively wash the inside of the body. Sodas, beer tea, coffee just don't do the trick.
Also of course we need to avoid dehydration.
The ideal amount to drink is about two litres per day.

Answer 6

Drinking water helps to cleanse your system of all the toxins in your body and helps to flush out the fat. It keeps your kidneys healthy and working correctly. Trust me, without proper working kidneys you will feel like hell has swarmed over your entire body.

The kidneys have a couple of different functions. Their main purpose is to separate urea, mineral salts, toxins, and other waste products from the blood. They also conserve water, salts, and electrolytes and make hormones that keep your bones strong and blood healthy. At least one kidney must function properly for life to be maintained.

When both of your kidneys fail, your body holds fluid. Your blood pressure rises. Harmful wastes build up in your body. Your body doesn't make enough red blood cells. You develop fatigue, nausea, and loss of appetite. When this happens, you need treatment to replace the work of your failed kidneys.

**Contrary to TIA's comment -- drinking too much water CAN NOT bust your kidneys. After a kidney transplant the doctors encourage you to drink at least 3-4 L of water each and every day!!! This helps to get the kidney working properly. Once it's working properly you may cut back but they still recommend AT LEAST 2L per day.

***Mo-nut - I agree if you have kidney problems, you may have to be careful of what fluids you take in but I have never heard of anyone with a heart problem (my father and husband) or lung problems (my husband) being told to limit their fluid intake. With kidney problems, if your kidneys don't work properly you WILL become "fluid overloaded". I speak from experience as I am currently on my third round of dialysis and I am limited to 1 L of fluid per day. However, that restriction was only placed on me when I started dialysis and NOT before.

Answer 7

as long as i know water is not bad at all even though you you would drink much becase if you would drink much so your body will be cleaner and you could avoid diseases and think about it when you go to the doctor they would always say drink much water okay but i think that it would be bad if you would just drink water always get it!

Answer 8

you can honestly get what is known as water poisoning by drinking too much water, but most people don't drink enough, so unless you are drinking it by the gallon, and not doing anything sweaty to need to replace fluids, i wouldn't worry about it!

Answer 9

Yes. Drinking to much water can lead to a depletion of your electrolytes (potassium, sodium, magnesium, etc. You can possibly experience a wide variety of problems such as chest pains, muscle cramps, impaired kidney function, pancreatitis, etc.
The formula to figure how many fluids per day a person should consume is simple. Take your weight, divide it by 2, and tht is the amount of OUNCES you should intake.

Answer 10

Yes it is possible to drown from drinking too much water.

Answer 11

If you drink way too much, liken 32 cups a day, and still feel thirsty, you have health problems. But no, water is extremly good for you. U should drink at least 12 cups a day