How much water do you think you have to drink to drink yourself to death?

Question

Not that I want to. I was just curious as to when nutrients stop being absorbed etc

Answer 1

This phenomenon is called Water Intoxication and can indeed be fatal. Drinking too much water causes hyponatremia (low sodium levels) which upsets the functioning of the body's electrically active cells (neurons, the heart, muscle).

It's not actually the quantity of water you drink per se but the speed with which you drink it. You can drink up to 15 litres a day quite happily but if you drink 3 litres in a single sitting you may kill yourself.

The kidney can only produce urine at 1.5 litres per hour as a maximum level. Drinking quicker than this dilutes your blood too much and may lead to cardiac or respiratory failure.

Answer 2

In a word, yes. Drinking too much water can lead to a condition known as water intoxication and to a related problem resulting from the dilution of sodium in the body, hyponatremia.

This can be fatal. Many deaths related to ecstasy use are thought to be caused by people drinking too much water too fast. It also affects athletes, people doing the marathon for instance have died from drinking too much on the way round.

Answer 3

A lake

Answer 4

Not as much as you might think..... about 7-8 pints I think

Answer 5

its as little as five pints once your stomach fills the rest will go int your lungs

Answer 6

About the size of my lung.

Answer 7

Rather not drink at all. I reackon that would kill u quicker....

Answer 8

i dont think thats actually possible, i think ure body would wee it back out or ude be sick if u had no more room. maybe ure head would explode, who knows