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

[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/arti...icle_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/arti...icle_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"

-Ash

[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.