I heard on the news about a guy that died from consuming to much water. All I was thinking is how? What happens?
2007-05-19 07:42:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yes, its called 'water intoxication' look up the term on WebMD.
2007-05-19 07:46:51 · answer #1 · answered by professorc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I've Heard Of That. But I Think It's Just If You Drink It All At Once, You Know?? Like If You Drink A Glass Here And There, You'll Be Good. But If You Drink A Crap Load Of Water All At Once, It Overfills Your Kidneys And Junk, I Don't Exactly Know, But I've Heard Of That Before!! That's Why I Drink Dr. Pepper Instead!!!
2007-05-19 14:52:16 · answer #2 · answered by Aztec Warrior 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You die from drinking too much water because you flush the electrolytes out of your body. You need electrolytes in your body to live.
2007-05-19 14:51:13 · answer #3 · answered by Tiffany 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a woman trying to win a Wii for her kids died from water intoxication. the radio station that had the contest and the DJs that did it all got into big trouble.
2007-05-19 14:51:07 · answer #4 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The typical mechanism is that the water dilutes the serum sodium (and that in the brain) to the extent that the victim begins to have seizures, and if the seizures aren't controlled, that's what kills him.
2007-05-19 15:00:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it gets your electrolytes messed up. Your sodium and potassium must be between certain values and if it gets way off it can interfere with your heart and cause an abnormal rythem which in turn could kill you.
2007-05-19 15:36:18 · answer #6 · answered by Patty T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too much water dilutes your electrolytes
2007-05-19 14:50:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋