What would happen if your kidneys were not functioning and you drank a large quantity of water?
please only serious answer.
2007-01-02 15:54:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
thanks for the answers. You really answered my question
2007-01-02 16:03:24 · update #1
The heart will start malfunctioning, and because of that your feet and joints will get swollen (from water collection) and you will have under-eye bags/
2007-01-02 15:58:33 · answer #1 · answered by OC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing that comes to my mind is the term "Hypervolemia" and that's when there is way too much fluid in the blood. When there is a LARGE amount of fluid within the blood, the fluid has to go somewhere and that somewhere is located between the blood vessels and the tissues (aka Third Space). Fluid within the tissues is called "Edema" or commonly know as leg swelling, arm swelling, finger swelling and etc.
The kidneys are primarily responsible filtering toxins out, keeping important electrolytes in, balancing the body's pH (acid&base levels) and maintaining a good enough blood volume.
Also, with the kindeys out of order for a long period of time will lead to death of organs and along with those dying organs will results in a dying body.
So Kidneys that are not working is a very serious subject.
2007-01-03 00:30:30 · answer #2 · answered by Carmail S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need your kidneys to function in order to live. The kidneys help to flush out the waste from your system. I have an uncle whose kidneys did not function and was on dialysis. The long and the short of it is that he did not want the dialysis anymore and he died about few days later. I think that that they say that the body goes into septic shock, which basically means that it is steadily poisoned with bodily waste.
2007-01-02 23:59:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if your kidneys failed..you would die...no matter how much water you drank..if you have kidney infection..then water helps to clear the infection together with antibiotics
2007-01-02 23:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by free-spirit 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Basically the water you drink would go to your blood stream. Because of osmosis, your blood cells will start to suck in more and more water until they burst. These burst blood cells start to create a jam in your arteries and blood streams kind of like heart disease, and you would die because of the blocked bloodflow.
2007-01-02 23:56:24 · answer #5 · answered by Panda WafflesZilla 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would need dialysis if your kidneys are not functioning.
2007-01-02 23:56:09 · answer #6 · answered by Laughing Libra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your kidney do not work and you are not on dialysis you will die.
2007-01-03 00:03:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you would pee it out instantly w/ blood
2007-01-02 23:56:22 · answer #8 · answered by reno_tony_casino 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋