What happens if u drink too much water?

Question

I was remembering that water is good for you, but then I came up with a thought: "what happens if u drink too much water".
could anyone explain?

Answer 1

you can actually die from drinking massive amounts of water. Remember the lady that died trying to win that car in a water drinking contest for a radio station? If not, here is the story
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/13/woman-dies-of-water-intoxication-after-radio-contest/

Answer 2

There have been cases where drinking too much water too quickly has caused people to die.

I can't explain the exact physiology of this, but it usually happens after exercise in hot weather when people over hydrate.

These cases are rare enough that they make the news when they happen. Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB has had several of them.

Answer 3

You have to drink quite a lot of water before it's too much (depending on what you're doing) but if you have too much then you can suffer from water intoxication which can in some cases kill you (like the wee for a wii woman)
I'm not sure on the full process but too much water messes your kidney up and your brain swells...

Just found a good link.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6263029.stm

Answer 4

I personally drink alot of water.
I drink milk and orange juice to, But water is my main drink.

I dont belive it will cause anything.
If thats the case, I would have died by now I belive..haha..

The only thing would be using the restroom alot, and for some odd reason you get bad breath if you drink to much water, I dont know how in the world, But it happens to me, So its best to carry gum. But dont worry about any medical things.

I hope you have a great day and I hope I could help!
GOD bless you.

Answer 5

Experts say that we shuold drink at least 7 glasses of water per day. But, they never tell you how many is the max nu of galsses of water that u should drink. It is because our body has special mechanism and process used to maintain the internal environment in our body (osmotic pressure etc), so we don't have to worry much abt it. U won't ed up to be ballonned by drinking tons of water coz if u drink u much u just gonna urinating many time that by d end of the day u will simply stop drinking to much water coz u're not thirsty anymore or down to the tiredness from going to the restroom.

Answer 6

You can actually get water intoxication, but that's usually when u drink too much too fast....like when people are in drinking contests. All fo your bodies electrolytes are thrown completely out of whack, and you can end up in serious trouble or dead. But if you just drink water all the time as your bevarage of choice I don't see a problem!!

Holly

Answer 7

Water retention and bathroom every 15 minutes or so.

Answer 8

you'll die. Don't you remember that woman in California who died from the Wii Pee contest? She drank too much water and died from it the next day.
Don't do it.

Answer 9

There is such a thing as water intoxication.

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

Answer 10

well u will get adicted to it and drink it every day without stoppin and ur stmach will burst and when u die u look bloated.