how much fluid millilitres can your bladder hold at one time,.??

Question

can a person's bladder hold a galon of liquid at one time without having to go to the washroom even once,.??

a lady in the u.s. died of intoxication after having drunk one galon,.which is 4.5 leters of water,.,how is this possible,.??/

Answer 1

The average adult bladder can hold about half a liter (about 1 pt) of liquid, and the average adult voids (urinates) from 4 to 8 times a day, depending on fluid intake. The average person eliminates from 1134 to 1700 g (40 to 60 oz) of urine daily, and small amounts of it are emptied into the bladder every 10 to 15 seconds.

http://www.ichelp.org/FeatureArticles/MeetYourBladder.html
"water intoxication." What happens is that as the person like an athlete consumes large amounts of water over the course of the event, blood plasma (the liquid part of blood) increases. As this takes place, the salt content of the blood is diluted. At the same time, the athlete is losing salt by sweating. Consequently, the amount of salt available to the body tissues decreases over time to a point where the loss interferes with brain, heart, and muscle function.

The official name for this condition is hyponatremia. The symptoms generally mirror those of dehydration (apathy, confusion, nausea, and fatigue), although some individuals show no symptoms at all. If untreated, hyponatremia can lead to coma and even death.http://www.hhp.ufl.edu/faculty/pbird/keepingfit/ARTICLE/toomuchwater.htm

http://www.preventdisease.com/news/articles/drinking_too_much_water.shtmlA new review of three deaths of US military recruits highlights the dangers of drinking too much water.

The military has traditionally focused on the dangers associated with heat illness, which has killed a number of healthy, young enrollees, Colonel John W. Gardner of the Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner in Rockville, Maryland told Reuters Health. However, pushing the need to drink water too far can also have deadly consequences, he said.

"The risk has always been not drinking enough," Gardner said. "And then people who aren't medically attuned get overzealous," inducing recruits to drink amounts of water that endanger their health, he added.

"That's why we published this paper: to make it clear to people that overzealousness can be dangerous," Gardner explained.

In September 1999, a 19-year-old Air Force recruit collapsed during a 5.8-mile walk, with a body temperature of 108 degrees Fahrenheit. Doctors concluded he had died of both heat stroke and low blood sodium levels as a result of overhydration.

During January 2000, a 20-year-old trainee in the Army drank around 12 quarts of water during a 2- to 4-hour period while trying to produce a urine specimen for a drug test. She then experienced fecal incontinence, lost consciousness and became confused, then died from swelling in the brain and lungs as a result of low blood sodium.

In March 2001, a 19-year-old Marine died from drinking too much water after a 26-mile march, during which he carried a pack and gear weighing more than 90 pounds. Although he appeared fine during the beginning stages of the 8-hour walk, towards the end he began vomiting and appeared overly tired. He was then sent to the hospital, where he fell into a coma, developed brain swelling and died the next day. It is unclear how much water he drank during the march, but Marines were given a "constant emphasis" on drinking water before and during the activity, Gardner writes in the latest issue of Military Medicine.

In an interview with Reuters Health, Gardner explained that drinking too much water is dangerous because the body cannot excrete that much fluid. Excess water then goes to the bowel, which pulls salt into it from the body, diluting the concentration of salt in the tissues.

Changing the concentration of salt, in turn, causes a shifting of fluids within the body, which can then induce a swelling in the brain. The swollen organ will then press against the bones of the skull, and become damaged.

The researcher added that previous cases of water toxicity have been noted in athletes who consume excessive amounts in order to avoid heat stroke. In addition, certain psychiatric patients may drink too much water in an attempt to wash away their sins, or flush out poisons they believe have entered their bodies.

In 1998, the Army released fluid replacement guidelines, which recommend a certain intake of water but limit it to 1 to 1-1/2 quarts per hour and 12 quarts per day.

It takes a while for these guidelines to get "permeated out" to everybody, Gardner admitted. In the meantime, he suggested that bases take notice of the mistakes of others, and "not wait for somebody to die from (water toxicity) again," he said.

"You can't prevent everything bad from happening," Gardner noted. "But when it does, you have to learn from it."

Answer 2

I'm in medical coding and billing school right now, and we've been taught enough medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology that I can answer that. We saw a film that said the bladder can hold around 2 CUPS of fluid when full. Of course, that would vary with the size of the human. I read about that awful radio contest in Sacramento CA (KDND) where the girl (last name of Strange) died from WATER intoxication -- the "Wee for a Wii" contest. Unbelievable! WATER intoxication!

Answer 3

I've never heard of a bladder holding one gallon, most are about 16 ounces.
Drinking that much water at once waters down your blood and if injested rappidly the kidneys cannot get rid of it fast enough. It actually is quite common.

Answer 4

Everyone is different, but I can usually hold 3-4 twelve ounce beers (36-48oz) before I have to let one go (pee). And it doesn't matter whether it's philsner or not, a liquid is a liquid.

Answer 5

A boy also died this way hazing for admittance to a fraternity. It is called water intoxication.