if you've been fasting on water for a a few days? or does the sudden death only occur after an extended period of time...??
only serious answers, please
2007-01-29 14:13:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
what if i just drank tons of pedialyte?
2007-01-29 14:22:36 · update #1
yes you can die. Organ failure and your heart can stop beating.
2007-01-29 14:17:19 · answer #1 · answered by Foxtrot 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes you can die from an electrolyte imbalance.
But the fasting is not likely to be a sole cause. Some other contributing factor would need to be in place. That other contributing factor would be the key for whether it acted slowly or quickly.
2007-01-29 14:17:49 · answer #2 · answered by Shorty 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To answer your ORIGINAL question, NO. Any healthy person who fasts for "a few days" will not have a problem
The problem comes with severe water intoxication, protracted vomiting and/or diarrhea, with insufficient fluid and electrolyte replacement.
The World Health Organization provides a recipe for rehydration solution that is way cheaper than pedialyte and gatorade.
2007-01-29 17:16:21 · answer #3 · answered by Bob 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Certainly yes. In fact when they administer lethal injection, what actually kills the guy is a huge dose of potassium chloride. This is a major electrolyte imbalance and the heart stops.
2007-01-29 18:51:30 · answer #4 · answered by mr.answerman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can, dehydration, either from sickness,diarrhea,vomiting, or sweating, can cause a loss of these nutrients. These are vital to the balance in your body. If you do not replace these , you will end up in the hosp. (as I have) and could possible die as a result. I was given IV hydration for two days before I felt better. You get dizzy, and see little zingy type lights in your eyesight. Do not play with this, it can be serious.
2007-01-29 14:23:15 · answer #5 · answered by Susie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yup! You should check out the headlines from last week or the week before. A radio station did a bit where the contestants had to drink water. The person who drank the most without taking a pee won, and one of the contestants died.
Autopsy report stated it was due to no electrolytes. She had basically died of water intoxication, freaky!
2007-01-29 16:43:00 · answer #6 · answered by bluefish787 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
electrolyte imbalance happens with dehydration.
2016-03-15 02:08:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You most certainly can! And it's a very unpleasant way to die. It can take hours or days - so don't do this fasting thing, it's just plain silly.
2007-01-29 14:34:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋