is there such a thing as drinking to much water??

Question

i was just womdering if there was such a thing as drinking to much water cuz ive been drinking about 8 bottels of water every day so i was just wondering

Answer 1

Yes...I drink alot due to kidney stones. Try not to drink more than eight glasses a day. If you over drink water, i heard its not healthy. you want the urine to be white, not yellow or dark. Drink up!

Answer 2

I coached high school varsity boys track for 8 years and from a health and competitive perspective, you can overhydrate, but no one usually does...especially high school boys!

I tried to find an article online I had from Runner's World but i couldn't seem to locate it. I googled and came up with the below, but it is really only relevant if you are concerned about hydration alongside exercise.

From what you've stated, you are right no track! 8-10 cups a day is great! No overhydrating there! Several other comments have detailed the hypernatnomia issue for you...

But when in a bind, do what i do...pray or google!

>>>Well, the least amount of water that most healthy adults should consume (to maintain hydration) everyday is 8 to 10 cups (8 oz). For people undertaking fitness routines, 12 to 16 cups a day (on days you workout) is best. These amounts of water won't hurt healthy adults. It is easy enough, however, to find the amount of water an individual should consume.

Divide your weight by half. So, if you weigh 160, you should try to drink 80 oz of water per day. Divide the ounces by 8 to get cups. 80/8 = 10 cups. This is the amount to drink just to make up for our normal daily losses through sweat, urine, exhaled air and bowel movements. This doesn't take into account running.
Add another cup for each half hour of exercise that day. If you workout for one hour or more, replace every other half hour's cup of water with a sports drink.

Answer 3

There is actually a condition called Hyponatremia which for those who don't know medical roots basically breaks down to Hypo (having too little of something), Natr (Natrium, Sodium, Salt), Emia (condition of the blood). So this would be having too little salt in the blood. This usually only occurs with endurance athletes in something like a marathon where they drink an excessive amount of water during the event. All the water increases the plasma portion of the blood and this dilutes the salt content. And on top of that since they're sweating during the race salt also leaves the body that way. So your body ends up with too little salt to perform important functions. If these goes untreated you can actually die. The chances you're actually doing this to yourself? Slim to none....unless you were drinking those 8 bottles in a very short time frame. So drink up!

Answer 4

too much of anything is bad. what size bottles r u talking about when u say "8 bottles a day" ive seen some water bottles that are HUGE (around a liter and a half by judgement) if ur having 8 of those how is it that u managed to get out of the bathroom 4 long enough to type this question?

Answer 5

Yes, you can over-hydrate yourself. There was a news report of a college student dying from drinking too much water. He died of hypothermea. However, 8 bottles (unless they are more than say 1 liter or 24 oz.) should be a good amount to drink in a day.

A good medium to drink per day would be 16 oz. x 8, and I wouldn't drink more that 24 oz. at one time.

Too much of anything is not good for your body. Balance is key.

Answer 6

8 bottles of water is ok but u should have 16 bottles a day yes 16 that is the very healthy drink idea.

Answer 7

Your kidneys will drain the excessive water from your body. Water is better for you than most other liquids being as the body is made up of 70% water. I don't think there is a too much as the body regulates itself.

Answer 8

8 8 ounce bottles of water is okay a day. It's a rare condition that's been getting a louder buzz this year. Hyponatremia. This occurs when endurance athletes drink too much fluid, causing the sodium levels in the blood to drop to potentially dangerous levels.
Athletes experience symptoms similar to dehydration: They become confused and disoriented. They may feel nauseated, vomit and experience headache, muscle cramps or muscle weakness.
Complications of severe hyponatremia include swelling in the brain and lungs, which can result in seizure, coma or heart attack. Deaths have occurred when sodium levels dropped drastically.
The noise about hyponatremia has become loud enough that the American College of Sports Medicine addressed it in a recent report, to separate hype from fact. An international panel of hydration experts examined the best available evidence on hydration and physical activity and released guidelines.
Here's what endurance athletes should know, based on the group's guidelines:

How common is it?

Hyponatremia is relatively rare, despite heightened media attention. In marathons and triathlons, the incidence is low – less than one in 1,000 finishers. But it's been found to be higher in isolated ultradistance races – 40 to 50 in 1,000 finishers. Dehydration occurs far more frequently, especially during hot-weather training. This increases the risk of heat exhaustion and heatstroke.

Who's at greater risk?

Slow-paced athletes, such as those who run longer than four hours or participate in triathlons longer than nine to 13 hours. They appear to make more stops to drink at water stations and drink more than faster-paced participants. Women seem to be at higher risk because they drink more fluids than they lose while sweating and their smaller body mass may be more easily affected by excess fluids.

How does it occur?

When athletes drink too much fluid, or through a combination of too much fluid intake and high sodium loss through sweat.

How can you prevent it?

Appropriate fluid intake (before, during and after exercise) helps regulate your body temperature and replace fluids lost in sweat.
Your fluid and electrolyte needs are unique.
Know how much fluid you lose through sweat. First, weigh yourself (preferably sans clothes and shoes) before and immediately after an hour of strenuous activity. Get the difference between the two measurements. Multiply it by 16 to convert pounds to ounces. This is what you need every hour to replenish your fluids.
If you're feeling symptoms of hyponatremia, don't ignore them and assume they'll go away. Stop and ask for help if you're training or competing in a race.

What should you drink or eat during an endurance event?

If you're participating in physical activity lasting more than three to four hours, eat salted snacks and drink sports beverages that contain electrolytes. Remember that water alone won't do for endurance events, because it won't offset the salt losses through sweat. Some endurance athletes add buffered salt tablets to their drinks.

Answer 9

Yes you can. I think it's called water intoxication. Your body can become too swelled with water and can't shred it before you use it. If you are active, or exercising, then you shouldn't have a problem. If you drink more than you put out, ie; urine, then you could have a problem.

Answer 10

Of course you can drink too much water, too much of anything is bad for you; but eight bottles a day is not gonna hurt, it'll pretty much just clean you out.
hope this helps