Too much water

is there such a thing?

I heard of a radio show being sued b/c they had a water drinking contest, a caller warned them that it could be deadly, but they didnt listen. 1 of the contestants died.

but shot of gulping down as much as possible. Is ther an upper limit?
Ex: lower limit 8 glasses, upper 15???

Tue. Dec 11, 1:57pm

Ya! you shouldn't too much water in a short period of time. It leads to water intoxication! The kidneys can't function that fast and the water can get to brain and swell up the brain leading to death! Very Very dangerous!!

Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 2:49 PM

OP here
I meant (short of) gulping down a ton of water. Is there an upper limit of glasses a water that is healthy to be drinking?

Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 2:58 PM

You can drink as much water as you want, as long as you give your body time to process it. You'll just have to run to the bathroom a lot! :)

Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 8:12 PM

you really have to do something extreme to get too much water. I drink 3-4 quarts per day and I haven't keeled over yet. I do however go to the bathroom a lot!

Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 8:48 PM

This occured in my town - Sacramento. What happened explained below. OP - you will not have any problems unless you drink a gallon of water in 2 hours.

Jennifer Strange was one of about 18 participants who tried to win a Nintendo Wii gaming console early Friday by seeing how much water they could drink without going to the bathroom. She was found dead several hours later, and the Sacramento County coroner said she died of water intoxication.

During the contest, participants were given two minutes to drink an 8-ounce bottle of water and then given another bottle to drink after a 10-minute break.

Fellow contestant James Ybarra said he quit drinking after imbibing eight bottles, but Strange and others kept going even after they were handed even larger containers.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 12:38 AM

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