beside peeing a lot, can anything happen to your body when you drink a lot of water, is drinking too much bad?

Answer 1

Yes, there is a condition known as "water intoxication." It is usually associated with long distance events like running and cycling. And it’s not an unusual problem. For example, water intoxication was reported in 18% of marathon runners and in 29% of the finishers in a Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon in studies published recently in the Annals of Internal Medicine and in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise respectively. But more than likely you don't need to worry about this, unless you are cosuming large amounts of water.

Answer 2

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. Water intoxication is most commonly seen in infants under six months of age and sometimes in athletes. A baby can get water intoxication as a result of drinking several bottles of water a day or from drinking infant formula that has been diluted too much. Athletes can also suffer from water intoxication. Athletes sweat heavily, losing both water and electrolytes. Water intoxication and hyponatremia result when a dehydrated person drinks too much water without the accompanying electrolytes.

But it's really not how much you drink water, it's more how FAST you drink it. The kidneys of a healthy adult can process fifteen liters of water a day! You are unlikely to suffer from water intoxication, even if you drink a lot of water, as long as you drink over time as opposed to intaking an enormous volume at one time. As a general guideline, most adults need about three quarts of fluid each day. Much of that water comes from food, so 8-12 eight ounce glasses a day is a common recommended intake. You may need more water if the weather is very warm or very dry, if you are exercising, or if you are taking certain medications. The bottom line is: it's possible to drink too much water, but unless you are running a marathon or an infant, water intoxication is a very uncommon condition.

Answer 3

Yes! If you drink a ton, it can lead to hyponatraemia or "water intoxication".

" As the water content of the blood increases, the salt content is diluted. Consequently the amount of salt available to body tissues decreases, which can lead to problems with brain, heart and muscle function. Initial symptoms of over-hydration include dizziness, nausea, apathy and confusion."

According to wikipedia.org, this is an "urgently dangerous condition". I saw it happen once- it is not pleasant.

Hard to say how much water you'd need to drink to get to this point, it depends on how much you're sweating/ working out, etc. 64oz a day should be sufficient. I keep a 32oz Nalgene bottle at work to help keep track of how much water I'm drinking. I've been doing that since college.

Those above who said you can't drink too much water clearly don't know what they're talking about.

Answer 4

there is a real thing called water poison or water intoxication, but you have to drink a LOT of water.

Prevention of water intoxication

Water intoxication can be prevented if a person's intake of water and electrolytes closely matches his or her losses. The body's regulatory mechanisms provide a very generous margin of safety if the two are imbalanced, but some extreme activities (such as heavy, prolonged physical exertion), as well as disease states, can overwhelm or impair these mechanisms. Avoiding situations that provoke extreme or prolonged perspiration and/or drinking fluids that are specially balanced to replace lost electrolytes can help to prevent intoxication. Eating regularly can provide needed electrolytes if only normal water is available for rehydration.

Sports drinks are popular among athletes because they provide the necessary electrolytes to support extended exercise. They help keep the body balanced and carrying the right amount of fluids. However, not all drinks advertised as sports drinks are suitable for this purpose, and professional advice should be sought for potentially risky situations such as those described above.

Note that a person's innate sense of thirst is triggered by overall dehydration, not by changes in electrolytes. Thus, it is possible to develop water intoxication while trying to satisfy thirst, if one drinks a great deal of water over a short period. A dangerous drop in electrolytes, such as the hyponatremia that leads to water intoxication, will not have any effect on thirst.

For people suffering from dehydration due to the heavy perspiration associated with heavy exertion or heat stress, drinking water to rehydrate is much more important than avoiding water intoxication, since the former is extremely common and the latter is rare. One should never avoid drinking water under such conditions; instead, other steps should be taken to ensure that electrolytes are replaced as well, as noted above.

Answer 5

There is a sickness that makes a person feel like they are always thirsty and they are constantly drinking water and end up flushing out all the electrolytes in their body. But that is an extremem case. I doubt you're drinking that much, so no, it's not harmful. It actually helps to flush out all your toxins in the body. I'm not sure if it contributes to water weight, so just watch out for that.

Answer 6

Drinking alot of water has NO negative side effects. 75% of americans are Chronically dehydrated. So water is always beneficial. I drink about 8-12 bottles a day and I've read in health books that drinking water has so many advantages for the body from large things as helping to prevent colon cancer and other cancers, and small things as keeping your skin soft. Good luck

Answer 7

Drinking way too much is bad, like in a small amount of time. Because if you drink to much, you can technically "drown" your insides. People that use ecstacy are known for doing this. It can cause death in some cases. You are more like to throw up before you would die, so its unlikely that would happen if you are not on any drugs. So yes, in some cases it can be bad.

Answer 8

Drinking to much water should not cause a lot of excess urination. If you drink lots of water your bladder will be full when you need to urinate so you will most likely go less often as you have a full bladder instead of a partailly full one. Sounds to good to believe but it is true. If you have only a partially full bladder you feel the need to urinate more often at times.

Answer 9

I read somewhere that 6 people a year die from drinking too much water.

Answer 10

yes you can drink to much it flushes out nutrients that your body needs but you have to drink more than 80 ozs a day to cause any damage