I heard of one person who was on a diet that included drinking 16 glasses of water a day! Are there any health risks in drinking excessive amounts of water on a regular basis?
2006-12-05 04:30:08 · 11 answers · asked by Searcher 7 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
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.
2006-12-05 04:39:15 · answer #1 · answered by smitty4626 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends. If you drink that much water in a very short amount of time, there is a condition called water intoxication. But, if you spread it out throughout the day, your body will expel the excess water it does not need. If it is done this way, there is no health problems.
2006-12-05 12:42:15 · answer #2 · answered by Mutt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has more to do with your activity levels and weight than just a standard of "Drink 8 glasses of water a day"
Drinking 16 glasses of water would probably feel like a burden to most people, but your body should errrr expel of the extra fluids accordingly.
I think it's possible to have too much. But I'm thinking that'd be super extreme.
When I was on weightwatchers, the message boards were always saying that however much half of your weight is, that is how many ounces of water you should drink per day.
2006-12-05 12:35:57 · answer #3 · answered by SammityvilleHorror 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There been reported deaths on to much water consumption so I would say yes. You just have to drink the amount that your body needs. If you live an active lifestyle you will need more. If you are sedentary you will need less. It's silly to drink 16 glasses of water, that just means you'll pee very often.
How do you know if your well hydrated? If your urine is a very light yellow.
2006-12-05 12:34:57 · answer #4 · answered by chaser_downer 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really, your body will eventually force it out, the only negative thing is if you drank too much water and had no where to urinate, the uncomfortableness of it all would be unbearable.
So, negative effects could occur if you attempted to hold it in for an excessive amount of time, but as long as you urinate when the going gets rough, you'll be 'ight'
2006-12-05 12:34:40 · answer #5 · answered by systematic_punter 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
YES....if you drink too much water you can upset your electrolyte balance. Your blood has a balance of minerals, salt is one of them. If your salt and potassium balance are upset you can have an abnormal heart beat, you can have swelling in your extremities, you can become light headed.
2006-12-05 12:35:09 · answer #6 · answered by nurse ratchet 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes its is honestly called water intoxication
2006-12-05 12:37:46 · answer #7 · answered by Will P 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I can't remember what it is but I think it is something over a gallon a day can be harmful.
2006-12-05 12:35:24 · answer #8 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
excess intake of any thing sometimes adversly affects the health
2006-12-05 12:51:07 · answer #9 · answered by SHAKTI KUMAR R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
going to the bathroom alot but that only cleans your system
2006-12-05 12:35:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋