water intoxication

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Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 4 Aug 23

Never heard of anyone dying drinking too much water and this young mother of 2 died with that. She felt extremely dehydrated and started drinking water and consumed a lot of it in minutes. Too much water dilutes the electrolytes...

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Drinking Too Much Water Can Be Toxic?

slepart @slepart (207) • Philippines 4 Aug 08

My friend has been hospitalized recently due to water intoxication.2 days ago he join the contest that challenge contestant to drink as much water as possible in order to win...the reason why he decided to join the said contest is...

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Just read !!! I don't mind if you don't respond.This is for everybody's benefit.

akumei1269 @akumei1269 (1749) • India 23 Jul 08

It is widely believed that water is essential for health. Also it is hyped that water is the only thing that fix no limit on its consumption . So, we advise everybody to drink as much water as one can and sometimes we pressurise...

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drink a lot of water everyday - but beware!

yang_peralta @yang_peralta (73) • Philippines 18 Apr 08

it's always a popular health advice to drink a lot of water of everyday. but beware, you might be drinking water too much. Drinking large amounts of water will not curb your hunger, “flush” away toxins or make your skin look moist...

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Did any one experience water intoxication

M S R S Choudhary @choudhary03 (943) • Hyderabad, India 15 Mar 08

This might sound funny to you but did anyone hear about the diseases which are caused if you drink water more. Drinking water more than the stipulated amount will make you suffer serious consquences reducing the acids, salt, ph...

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Another point of view on drinking water~

tess1960 @tess1960 (2385) • United States 6 Feb 08

As another point of view on the 8 glasses a day subject in my discussion posted here: http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1388982.aspx#up_bqitX7XHzsdJEjPFSkWz6vwGyHAKfyp%2bmlWtyVZwPRo%3d I found an article written on another...

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skynnyrrd4liffe @skynnyrrd4liffe (215) • United States 20 Jan 07

I was just reading a woman in california died after drinking more than 3 gallons of water for a radio station contest the disc jockeys were joking about it over the air and the next day she was found dead in her home... i...

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Ten Fired After Radio Contest Turns Deadly; Was It Justified?

wesderby @wesderby (178) • United States 17 Jan 07

For anyone who hasn't seen this on the news, a radio station in Sacramento, California held a contest called "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" this past Friday. Basically, the person who could drink I believe a gallon of water and not...

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Woman dies after holding in her "wee", during a Wii contest.

sylviekitty @sylviekitty (2083) • United States 15 Jan 07

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=12396 This is crazy! I knew it wasn't good to hold in your pee, but sheez. This article says: "Water intoxication (also known as hyperhydration or water poisoning) is a...

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Is a Wii worth dying for?

thinkingoutloud @thinkingoutloud (6127) • Canada 14 Jan 07

From the news today: "A woman who competed in a radio station's contest to see how much water she could drink without going to the bathroom died of water intoxication, the coroner's office said Saturday. Jennifer Strange,...

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