Is it possible to drink too much water per day?

[AZK]

Is it ever uhealthy? or just a waste? I drink about 5 - 6 liters a day...sometimes more.

[tinga81]

yes (http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20050604-1138-ca-fraternitydeath.html)

[ceyoung]

you can die, but it takes a couple gallons i think. basically what happens is you dilute your body so much that the electric currents can't pass through your body, then you enter a coma.

[partygirluk]

A favorite method of North Korean torture involves force feeding prisoners water until they pass out, then jumping on their bodies until the water comes out of all the orifices.

[AZK]

Got it, I was just curious, it's pretty much the only thing I drink everyday and I have to piss like once an hour so I was wondering if this was my body telling me to stop drinking so much water.

[wacki]

You're probably fine. It's a bit on the heavy side but as long as it's spread out over the day you probably aren't hurting anything. Drinking a lot of water helps flush toxins out of the body.


Other people drink gallons just to get high.
http://www.maximonline.com/grit/articles/article_3617.html

[mostsmooth]

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Is it ever uhealthy? or just a waste? I drink about 5 - 6 liters a day...sometimes more.

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just so you know, excess of just about anything is dangerous.

[AZK]

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Other people drink gallons just to get high.
http://www.maximonline.com/grit/articles/article_3617.html

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Hmm, I never have that "high" sensation. I think a lot of it comes from working out and drinking the whey protein stuff, forces you to drink more watr...

[casinogosain]

Google search for "water intoxication" (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=water+intoxication&btnG=Google+Sear ch)

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[beckham9]

as long as its spread out and you dont feel ill it is fine. Despite all these claims of over drinking etc..
the bigger (more common) issue you may have is diluting your enzymes if you are eating a meal while having all that water in your stomach, the acids are diluted and dont break down food as well, and so you may not be getting all the nutrients out of your foods.

[wacki]

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Despite all these claims of over drinking etc..
the bigger (more common) issue you may have is diluting your enzymes if you are eating a meal while having all that water in your stomach, the acids are diluted and dont break down food as well, and so you may not be getting all the nutrients out of your foods.

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ummmm.... I've never heard of that. Salt dilution yes, but enzymes and food? Ummm... no.

[Piz0wn0reD!!!!!!]

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Despite all these claims of over drinking etc..
the bigger (more common) issue you may have is diluting your enzymes if you are eating a meal while having all that water in your stomach, the acids are diluted and dont break down food as well, and so you may not be getting all the nutrients out of your foods.

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ummmm.... I've never heard of that. Salt dilution yes, but enzymes and food? Ummm... no.

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yes. if you drink too much water while eating or shortly after eating, your body might not get all the nutrients it normally would.

[wacki]

OK, you guys are going to have to provide a link. I even did some quick searches and found nothing.

Everything I have read shows that electrolyte problems, kidney problems, and hyponatremia set it way before digestive enzymes start to go out of wack. I'm not saying it's impossible, but I'm going to have to see a link from NCBI, Pubmed, or some other respected souce before believing this. Our kidneys are equipped to efficiently process fifteen liters of water a day. That's equivalent to drinking about sixty glasses of water a day.

I find it very difficult to believe he will suffer from enzyme loss before he suffers from noticable electrolyte loss.

Honestly, unless this guy is getting high of the water, I think he's fine.

AZK, get a water filter. And a good one. PUR > BRITA and reverse osmosis is the best. Your body is acting like a water filter and you are throwing a lot of stuff at it. This is a good recommendation for everyone btw. Edward Norton and National Geographic had a nice episode called "Troubled Waters"

Still, I think you are better off drinking a lot as long as you use a filter.

[Piz0wn0reD!!!!!!]

i think i heard it in school at some point. I am likely wrong.

[Joshssj4]

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Is it ever uhealthy? or just a waste? I drink about 5 - 6 liters a day...sometimes more.

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I would assume 5 - 6 liters a day is average. Especially if it is hot outside. This is really nothing to be concerned about. This, "getting high off of drinking water," is an extreme, you are not even vaguely in this territory.

[AZK]

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AZK, get a water filter. And a good one. PUR > BRITA and reverse osmosis is the best. Your body is acting like a water filter and you are throwing a lot of stuff at it. This is a good recommendation for everyone btw. Edward Norton and National Geographic had a nice episode called "Troubled Waters"

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I most get my water from my fridge, we have one of those built in ice/water things....bad?

[augie00]

You would really have to try to drink too much water. You are fine.

[wacki]

Rent this National Geographic episode

http://www.pbs.org/strangedays/episodes/troubledwaters/

It's available via blockbuster and netflix. Then decide for yourself.

[mikeyvegas]

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just so you know, excess of just about anything is dangerous.

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