2007-05-31 14:28:44 · 14 answers · asked by Persian Beauty 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
yeah, you can actually....
my uncle died from drinking too much water
2007-05-31 21:49:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On top of the possibility of rupturing your stomach/any other digestive organ if you drink a lot of water and then don't go to the bathroom (a la the infamous Wii contest), drinking too much water messes with the balance of your body's chemicals. If you drink a lot of water it dilutes your bodies chemicals (the water goes into your bloodstream, lymphatic system, spinal fluid, and brain before it is flushed out) and at some point you will be unable to make up for the excess of water in your system without poisoning yourself.
2007-05-31 14:35:48 · answer #2 · answered by Erenrei 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Not too long ago there was a local radio contest for who could drink the most water with out going to the bathroom in a certain amount of time. Well it was to win a Nintendo wii and the mom really wanted to get it for her children for Christmas. She drank too much water with out having Gatorade or Powerade to keep her electrolytes up. She ended up dieing because of the fact. You can really overdose on water.
2007-05-31 14:34:02 · answer #3 · answered by meandyou4lif 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the condition is called hyponatremia. It works because of osmosis (when there is a higher concentration outside of the cells, there is an exchange to equalize concentrations).
Luckily, any normal person would probably not do this. As seen in the WII episode she pushed herself very far just to win the toy. Usually a person is either forced (such as in hazing) or a person is intoxicated. This is typical in raves, especially with the use of ecstasy since the drug causes people to sweat a lot and they combat that by drinking too much water.
So long as you are conscious and using your better judgment, you'll be OK.
2007-05-31 14:40:31 · answer #4 · answered by kristin is great! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi..
yes you can there was a lady who wanted to win a Wii for her family in a radio contest.. the contest was too see who could drink the most water and not go to the bathroom. Well she died this happened a couple months ago. Although at this time I cant remember what state it was
2007-05-31 14:35:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! drinking too much water at one time can even kill you. There was a lady that passed away after a radio station did a contest in which they had the contestants drink too much water in one sitting. the radio station fired the dj's that did the stunt.
2007-05-31 14:37:16 · answer #6 · answered by Leslie S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There was actually a instance in Colorado. A woman died during a water drinking contest.
2007-05-31 14:31:24 · answer #7 · answered by Ionna G 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
actually yes, you can. it even used to be a form of torture to fill someone up with water until their insides burst. and yes, someone recently died by drinking too much water and i think, not using the bathroom, in order to get a free Wii.
2007-05-31 14:37:17 · answer #8 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup on the news a while ago there was this lady who died from water intoxi sumthin im not sure what it was called but she died from drinking way too much water for a radio contest ( =
2007-05-31 14:33:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yea... there was this contest on the radio show and the lady drunk to much water at one time and died. I think her sodium levels got too low.
2007-05-31 14:47:31 · answer #10 · answered by ic2011 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can if you do you might die like that one time when they had a contest to see you could drink the most water and this one person died
2007-05-31 14:31:06 · answer #11 · answered by Ash 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋