How much water do you have to drink to drown in your own body? just curious?

Answer 1

You can't drown in your own body.

BUT, you can flush out all the electrolytes and die :]

Answer 2

One cannot get drowned by drinking water. Drowning happens when water gets into the lungs. So even a minimal amount of water that could fill into one side of the lung could drown a person. It would be a another story when one drinks so much water then he aspirates the water into the lungs. This could cause drowning too.

Answer 3

I'm assuming this refers to hyponatremia which is basically a low amount of sodium in the blood. So to ask how much water you'd have to drink to get this, it's going to be different for everyone, based on body size, diet, physical activity. That being said, here is some info to get your answer.

Sweat contains between 2.25 and 3.4 grams of salt per litre, and in a long race an athlete could easily lose 1 litre per hour. In a 12 hour race, that adds up to between 27 and 41 grams of salt. When the sodium level falls below 129 mmol per liter, it creates, in mild cases, a general clouding of consciousness not unlike the slowing of brain function that occurs in drunkenness. This is caused by swelling of the brain that results from the general state of fluid overload. In more severe cases, the athlete lapses into unconsciousness, develops epileptic-like seizures and may stop breathing or suffer cardiac arrest. Fluid overload of the lungs may produce pulmonary edema that leads to shortness of breath and coughing up blood-stained sputum.

Answer 4

honestly, as a medical student, i dont think it is possible to drown in yourself because the water you drink is broken up into energy faster then you can drink. But, if it was possible, you would probably have to drink 150 times your body weight. For instance, I weigh 140. I would use the equation 2w=t. two times your weight is the amount needed to drink. If you are actually going to try this, please,please, do not use alchohol because you will die. water is good

Answer 5

You don't drown when you take too much water into your system. Drowning is when you take any liquid into your lungs that fills them enough to prevent breathing. What too much water intake is called is Hyponatremia, or water intoxification. Overhydrating is occasionally lethal. So if dared, don't, you could die. And if you don't believe me, check this site: http://www.erowid.org/culture/health/health_water_poisoning.shtml

Answer 6

here in sacramento a woman died drinking to much water in
a contest that was ran by a radio station here it made the news and got some people firedshe died trying to win video game system for her kids so my answere would be
DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT .

Answer 7

It depends on how dehydrated you are and the mass of your body. I sure there are a whole bunch of other factors. But the most logical answer would be when you start taking in more than your bodies losing or needs.

Answer 8

the death that i have heard of from drinking too much water(water intoxication)were caused by drinking 2gal in an hour or 5-9 liters over four hours

Answer 9

Idiot sacramento djs just had the contest , and the lady died . . . varies by person , not everyone is the same .
dumb boy frats did it too , kid died , but it's not drowning because the water is not in your lungs .

google it

Answer 10

must be talking about too much water intake. a condition called hyponatremia.
it depends on the activity you're doing and your body mass.
but i'd say 6 litres taken rapidly would be harmful.