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Originally Posted by Taylor86
I would put some crystal light in your water to kinda give your mouth something to do.
Craving water is amazing. But I would let your own body be the judge of what it too much. If your pee is bright yellow...you need to drink more.....clear and it is probably too much.
I know there are "theories" out saying you can drink too much water...but I really don't believe them. I will be interested to see what others have to say on the subject though.
it is a fact and people have died from it ... but 99% of the time you would not push yourself to that limit because you would feel really really bad before it got to that.... its called water intoxication or hyponatremia
around where I live ( what made me aware of it , and trust me I could not belive it ... who would have thought? )
a radio station had a contest for a nintendo game cube ... and the contest was who could drink the most water ... the girl had a faint headache and didn't feel well when she left the radio station but no real red flags.... a couple hours later her sister found her dead in her apartment ...
it was confirmed that she "over dosed" on water .....
there is no amount thats to much water ... its to much water in to short of time period
This happened to me in a milder form when I was pregnant with my second son ... I had drank a 24 oz water over the course of about 20 mins ( on the way to the doctors for my ultrasound) I knew my stomache felt really full ( we had jsut ate dinner) ... but then all of a sudden my head felt really wierd and tight and I made my husband pull over wound up vomiting ALOT... so worried I lost all my water I made my husband stop and get another 16oz .. and drank that one in 10 mins ... my head was messed up for the rest of the night .. ( we were gonna find out the sex in that ultrasound .. so I was determined to be full of fluid
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When too much water enters the body's cells, the tissues swell with the excess fluid. Your cells maintain a specific concentration gradient, so excess water outside the cells (the serum) draws sodium from within the cells out into the serum in an attempt to re-establish the necessary concentration. As more water accumulates, the serum sodium concentration drops -- a condition known as hyponatremia. The other way cells try to regain the electrolyte balance is for water outside the cells to rush into the cells via osmosis. The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from higher to lower concentration is called osmosis. Although electrolytes are more concentrated inside the cells than outside, the water outside the cells is 'more concentrated' or 'less dilute' since it contains fewer electrolytes. Both electrolytes and water move across the cell membrane in an effort to balance concentration. Theoretically, cells could swell to the point of bursting.
From the cell's point of view, water intoxication produces the same effects as would result from drowning in fresh water. Electrolyte imbalance and tissue swelling can cause an irregular heartbeat, allow fluid to enter the lungs, and may cause fluttering eyelids. Swelling puts pressure on the brain and nerves, which can cause behaviors resembling alcohol intoxication. Swelling of brain tissues can cause seizures, coma and ultimately death unless water intake is restricted and a hypertonic saline (salt) solution is administered. If treatment is given before tissue swelling causes too much cellular damage, then a complete recovery can be expected within a few days.
HereWeGoAgain-I would say if you are drinking it throught the course of the day you should not worry .. it is realllllllllly uncommon for the above to happen ( at least in the extreme case)
and your body will let you know when something is up!
Great minds!
