Is it possible to drink to much water? How much is to much?

I know a similar question was asked earlier. Are you forcing your kidneys to work extra hard by drinking to much water and using the restroom to often Asked by earldapearl1 19 months ago Similar questions: drink water Health.

Yes, you can drink too much but for kidneys you need to drink enough. Here's how Yes it is possible to drink enough water to kill you but drinking adequate amounts of water will actually help move impurities from your body more quickly and help your kidneys. A simple rule of thumb is to look at the water after you pee.It should be very light, but not clear.

If it is clear, you may be drinking too much and instead of taking out waste, you could be flushing electrolytes and other things your body needs. If it is too dark you aren’t drinking enough and need to drink more fluid. This is a non scientific rule of thumb but it works well for me.

I used to think you couldnt drink too much water... But in truth you can. Your body processes at a certain rate and if you push it you can have side effects. That is if you REALLY push it.

I think there is a cult somewhere that does this. A good guide I was taught and I use is to examine the color of your urine. If it is normally yellow you can drink more water.

You idealy want to drink water until your urine is pale yellow or even near clear. This is a sign your body has adequate water to process food and remove waste. This is a standard I was told, that is taught in boot camp.Do we need to cover the downsides of too little water?

Irritability, lethargy, cravings, weakness, temperature sensativities...................

Water Why Drinking Too Much Water Is Dangerous On January 12, 2007, a 28-year old Californian wife and mother of three children died from drinking too much water. Her body was found in her home shortly after she took part in a water-drinking contest that was sponsored by a local radio show. Entitled "Hold Your Wee For A Wii," the contest promoters promised a free Wii video game machine to the contestant who drank the most water without urinating.It is estimated that the woman who died drank approximately 2 gallons of water during the contest.

When she and other contestants complained of discomfort and showed visible signs of distress, they were laughed at by the promoters and even heckled. This tragic news story highlights the importance of understanding why drinking too much water can be dangerous to your health. Whenever you disregard your sense of thirst and strive to ingest several glasses of water a day just because you have been told that doing so is good for your health, you actually put unnecessary strain on your body in two major ways: Ingesting more water than you need can increase your total blood volume.

And since your blood volume exists within a closed system - your blood circulatory system - needlessly increasing your blood volume on a regular basis puts unnecessary burden on your heart and blood vessels. Your kidneys must work overtime to filter excess water out of your blood circulatory system. Your kidneys are not the equivalent of a pair of plumbing pipes whereby the more water you flush through your kidneys, the cleaner they become; rather, the filtration system that exists in your kidneys is composed in part by a series of specialized capillary beds called glomeruli.

Your glomeruli can get damaged by unnecessary wear and tear over time, and drowning your system with large amounts of water is one of many potential causes of said damage. Putting unnecessary burden on your cardiovascular system and your kidneys by ingesting unnecessary water is a subtle process. For the average person, it is virtually impossible to know that this burden exists, as there are usually no obvious symptoms on a moment-to-moment basis.

But make no mistake about it: this burden is real and can hurt your health over the long term. Forcing your body to accept a large amount of water within a short period of time - say, an hour or two - as several contestants did during the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest can be fatally dangerous to your health. Here's why: If you force large amounts of water into your system over a short period of time, your kidneys will struggle to eliminate enough water from your system to keep the overall amount at a safe level.

As your blood circulatory system becomes diluted with excess water, the concentration of electrolytes in your blood will drop relative to the concentration of electrolytes in your cells. In an effort to maintain an equal balance of electrolytes between your blood and your cells, water will seep into your cells from your blood, causing your cells to swell. If this swelling occurs in your brain, the bones that make up your skull hardly budge.

The result is an increase in intracranial pressure i.e. Your brain gets squeezed. Depending on how much water your drink in a short period of time, you could experience a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from a mild headache to impaired breathing.

And as occurred recently in the tragic water-drinking contest, it is quite possible to die if you drink enough water in a short enough period of time. This information is particularly important for parents to pass on to their children. Foolish water-drinking contests are not uncommon among high school and university students, especially while playing cards.

So how much water should you drink to best support your health? The answer to this question depends on your unique circumstances, including your diet, exercise habits, and environment. If you eat plenty of foods that are naturally rich in water, such as vegetables, fruits, and cooked legumes and whole grains, you may not need to drink very much water at all.

If you do not use much or any salt and other seasonings, your need for drinking water goes down even further. Conversely, if you do not eat a lot of plant foods and/or you add substantial salt and spices to your meals, you may need to drink several glasses of water every day. Regardless of what your diet looks like, if you sweat on a regular basis because of exercise or a warm climate, you will need to supply your body with more water (through food and/or liquids) than someone who does not sweat regularly.

Ultimately, the best guidance I can provide on this issue is to follow your sense of thirst. Some people believe that thirst is not a reliable indicator of how much water you need, since many people suffer with symptoms related to dehydration and don't seem to feel a need to drink water on a regular basis.My experience has been that most people who are chronically dehydrated have learned to ignore a parched mouth. If you ask such people if they are thirsty and would like a piece of fruit or a glass of water, they will almost always realize that they are indeed thirsty.

Some people suggest observing the color of your urine as a way of looking out for dehydration. The idea is that clear urine indicates that you are well hydrated, while yellow urine indicates that you need more water in your system. While this advice is somewhat useful, it is important to remember that some chemicals (like synthetic vitamins) and heavily pigmented foods (like red beets) can add substantial color to your urine.

Thumbs down for synthetic vitamins, and thumbs up for red beets and other richly colored vegetables and fruits. The main idea that I wish to share through this article is to beware of mindlessly drinking several glasses of water per day without considering your diet, exercise habits, climate, and sense of thirst. And when you do find yourself in need of water, remember that you can get it from liquids and/or whole foods.

Please share this article with family and friends, as many people are regularly misinformed on this topic by mainstream media and health practitioners. Sources: http://drbenkim.com/drink-too-much-water-dangerous.html .

Hyponatremia It is, theoretically possible to drink enough water (water intoxication). The absence of sodium and other nutrients in the blood stream can then cause death, but it requires an enormous amount of fluids. It has happened most notably recently to a runner in the Boston Marathon in 2002, with the ingestion of over 12 liters of water in a short period of time.

See the link below for more information. Hope this helps Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponatremia dandude505's Recommendations Consensus statement of the 1st International Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Consensus Development Conference, Cape Town, South Africa 2005. : An article from: AMAA Journal Amazon List Price: $5.95 Hyponatremia - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References Amazon List Price: $28.95 Used from: $32.24 .

Yes, you can. In fact, you can get a drunken sensation from drinking too much. How much?

Not sure.

I don't drink water much but I do drink lots of tea....so it it bad for me to drink tea rather den water........

Yes, you can give yourself water poisoning from drinking to much water. It can even kill you.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.