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Not sure if a lot people know this but it's worrying to say the least. I've noticed a lot of journalists have been writing about it recently. Docters say that a litre an hour will likey let to water poisoning, (water intoxication) Andy Warhol died from it when at hosptial and many athletes have died from water intoxication after marathons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
Just be careful guys how much you drink guys. There's a danger with everything in life.
anerky
May-16-07, 09:05 AM
too much or too little of anything will kill you, it's not something to be worried about
alexXx
May-16-07, 09:11 AM
too much water = drowning
pete_man_man
May-16-07, 09:12 AM
i drink more than that easily... sure a catheter is in order but the fact that i'm able to post this is testament to how much bullshit scientists speak
If you drink one litre an hour without doing some kind of strenous activity during the day I will bow down and salute you. Don't worry about it AJCN, the body knows what to do. People who don't know when to stop drinking water should check with a doctor if they have diabetes.
PaRaSiTe_X92
May-16-07, 10:37 AM
The simple answer is dont drink bad/poisonous water. If you drink when/after doing exercise, it really doesn't matter - you need that water damnit!
IMO it's just another one of these annoying rare things that are semi-bs (like global warming :P). VERY few people have died of hyperhydration. As Xin said, to fear death is to limit life. I bet you all ride in a car every day, and think how many people die in road accidents daily!
Parasite.. The first paragraph could have been skipped but the second one is a good thought. It's not bullshit but people shouldn't really worry about it.
One reason for water intoxication would be either due to binging maybe.. 5 liters in an hour or something sick like that? Another would be if you hardly moved during the day all the while drinking ridiculous amounts of water and having impaired body functions.
It is crap, stop even thinking about it.
Takpapp
May-16-07, 11:18 AM
isnt it just because you piss out all the electrolytes?
Well I'm worried because I have some of the symptoms of water intoxication and I'm taking time of work to see the docter. I havn't drunk loads and loads these past days but since yesterday I've had symptoms, I'm sure it's nothing.
People that drink tons of water after a marathon arn't completely stupid. Obviously they know they should replace the water they lost throughtout the marathon, they just over do it.
Those are symptoms of pretty much every type of disease known to man, don't worry about it mate.
Takpapp
May-16-07, 12:01 PM
just eat some salt and bananas
kinetic
May-16-07, 12:10 PM
The simple answer is dont drink bad/poisonous water. If you drink when/after doing exercise, it really doesn't matter - you need that water damnit!
IMO it's just another one of these annoying rare things that are semi-bs (like global warming :P). VERY few people have died of hyperhydration. As Xin said, to fear death is to limit life. I bet you all ride in a car every day, and think how many people die in road accidents daily!
Its not bad water. Its too much water.
Phil D
May-16-07, 12:31 PM
iv heard of people on ecstacy dying from drinking too much water beacuse E's slow hour kidney function down and make you thirsty. I think you die from having too much water in your blood, although im not sure.
I drink more than a litre an hour and all i do is piss alot XD
MasterSyrup
May-16-07, 01:53 PM
Some radio station had a contest to see who could hold there piss the longest and drink the most water with out pissing. They called it " Hold you Wee for a Wii" and this chick was found dead of water intoxication.
lastmanstanding
May-16-07, 01:54 PM
Marathon runners should drink water while they run. Then they wouldnt need to risk water intoxication.
Water intoxication can kill for two reasons:
1) You piss out all the electrolytes (props to whoever i just quoted)
2) Your brain absorbs too much water and expands down the neck and teh blood supply is cut off, leading to brain damage. This is relatively common among Escacy users.
of course too much water can kill you, what a tard.
Need to be alot tho, a mate did 8 pints in 1 sitting, had to goto the doctor tho.
kinetic
May-16-07, 06:37 PM
Some radio station had a contest to see who could hold there piss the longest and drink the most water with out pissing. They called it " Hold you Wee for a Wii" and this chick was found dead of water intoxication.
Thats what i thought this thread was about at first. Man how bad must the DJ feel? Did he get arrested or something? Maybe manslaughter?
tricker_d
May-16-07, 06:44 PM
too much water = drowning
Agreed.
Swartz
May-16-07, 09:41 PM
What a gay thread of gay.
Obviously contamined water is harmful. DUUUHHHRRRR.
The only danger is pure water is drowning yourself internally haha.
ONLY PUSSIES POST THREADS LIKE THIS.
STFU ACJN.
Obviously contamined water is harmful. DUUUHHHRRRR.
Not talking about dirty water you fool and anyone who thought so are idoits. Yeah that radiostation got closed down and they all lost there jobs, lol. Drinking too much water lowers the salt in your blood. Drinking salty water helps replace that and rightly so.
More info on Hyponatremia.
http://www.rice.edu/~jenky/sports/salt.html
Schwartz (http://www.schwartz.co.uk/) only people with no life post as much as you do, I think you're over reacting since you view this forum day in day out. It would drive me insane seeing this place everyday, I would just start moaning everytime someone made a thread that's already been done. That how fucked up I'd be if I was on here everyday.
Akira28
May-17-07, 04:00 AM
iv heard of people on ecstacy dying from drinking too much water beacuse E's slow hour kidney function down and make you thirsty. I think you die from having too much water in your blood, although im not sure.
I drink more than a litre an hour and all i do is piss alot XD
Isn't it the opposite?
I knew that few people at raves have died due to ecstasy but when broke down the real reason was that they had been sweeting for 12 hours without drinking because the ectasy overwrote the stimulus of thirsty.
So they died of dehidratation...
No sure.
pete_man_man
May-17-07, 07:06 AM
maraton runners, after running for an hour or so in the hot sun, even after drinking enough water, sometimes feel as though they are still cronically thirsty and so continue to drink loads... it kills them because it dilutes the salt levels in the blood and so causes them to slip into a hypanotremic coma.
coma = bad.
MasterSyrup
May-17-07, 10:37 AM
Thats what i thought this thread was about at first. Man how bad must the DJ feel? Did he get arrested or something? Maybe manslaughter?
I'm sure the DJ would not be deemed responsible I mean it was the head of the radio stations IDea. I have heard of some strange contests like who could make out the longest and I think this couple did it for 20 something hours. But thats hazardous lots of water no Potty Break.
Swartz
May-17-07, 12:13 PM
Schwartz (http://www.schwartz.co.uk/) only people with no life post as much as you do, I think you're over reacting since you view this forum day in day out. It would drive me insane seeing this place everyday, I would just start moaning everytime someone made a thread that's already been done. That how fucked up I'd be if I was on here everyday.
I don't see this forum everyday. Why did you bother posting a link to brand name that isn't even my name? There was no point in that at all haha.
Less than Dan
May-17-07, 01:07 PM
TOO MUCH KITTENS CAN KILL YOU OLOLOLOLOLOL
LOOK AT ME, I WILL PRETEND TO BE FROM 4CHAN:
THIS THREAD IS FULL OF FAIL, BECUASE THAT IS THE MOST CLEVER WAY OF EXPRESSING MY DISTASTE FOR THIS THREAD.
PaRaSiTe_X92
May-17-07, 02:14 PM
Parasite.. The first paragraph could have been skipped but the second one is a good thought. It's not bullshit but people shouldn't really worry about it.
Its not bad water. Its too much water.
That was just my excuse to all those "dead" people, emphasisng that I thought it is rubbish/nothing to worry about. :D
Some radio station had a contest to see who could hold there piss the longest and drink the most water with out pissing. They called it " Hold you Wee for a Wii" and this chick was found dead of water intoxication.
So that's real? Shit that's bad...VERY bad...
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