Why too much water can be toxic to our bodies?

Answer 1

The truth is, too much water and not enough salt can kill you. Most people know that dehydration can cause serious health consequences. What most don’t realize is that too much of a good thing — WATER — can also be dangerous, even deadly.

They call it WATER INTOXICATION or more technically HYPONATREMIA. It happens when the body’s balance of salt and water become quickly diluted. It affects the production of nerve impulses, and impairs mental processes. Cells take on extra water and expand. As they swell, they put stress on the body’s organs, particularly the brain, which has little room to expand within the skull.

Answer 2

There is no such thing as bad water in your body. Change doctors this one sounds like a wacko!

Answer 3

because body has to maintain a certain level of electrolyte balance to be able to survive.

When too much water is put in, this imbalance this level and hence fatal....

Answer 4

It's called water intoxication. Here's a good article:

http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm

Answer 5

because drinking alot and fast make you body loose alot of salt and your brain releases some chemical thats not necesary therefore it intoxicates u and u die

Answer 6

In a closed system this case is called " overload" similar"overheat".The System halted.Malfunction occurs.

Answer 7

It throws off our electrolyte balance.

Answer 8

It's called drowning.

Answer 9

Excess of everything is bad

Answer 10

because it drowns your orgains, but mostly if you just don't go to the bathroom for a while.