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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2006is i possible to die from an overdose of water (drinking it)?
well? Apparantly. Although its probably not the nicest way to die. It is indeed possible, and has happened. Here's some info: http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm > well? It's called hyponatremia, I believe there was an athelete who died from that not too long ago. Dave Yes. Its a problem for endurance athletes. Its estimate that half of the deaths in marathon races (pretty rare at 5 or so a year in the US) are due to drinking too much water and the resulting electrolyte depletion. There was a recent death at Chico State Univ during a fraternity hazing that killed a young man by forcing him to drink too much water. > There was a recent death at Chico State Univ during a fraternity hazing > that killed a young man by forcing him to drink too much water. Last year almost the same happened in Holland. Het only just survived it: http://www.parool.nl/nieuws/2005/JUN/06/bin2.html  SignatureMartin Koolhoven http://www.knetterdefilm.nl http://www.hetschnitzelparadijs.nl There was a recent death at Chico State Univ during a fraternity hazing that killed a young man by forcing him to drink too much water. >There was a recent death at Chico State Univ during a fraternity hazing >that killed a young man by forcing him to drink too much water. I lived in Chico a while back. that place is nuts. _ GET-R-DONE ! alt.usenet.legends.lamey http://lamey-thecableguy.blogspot.com/ > well? That's why I don't drink water. That, and the fact that fish piss in it. Stick with beer, single malt Scotch, and sourmash bourbon. >>well? > > That's why I don't drink water. That, and the fact that fish piss in it. > > Stick with beer, single malt Scotch, and sourmash bourbon. "Water rusts metal, and fish fornicate in it" (W.C.Fields) >well? Yes, some teens who have done Ectasy have died from drinking too much water (apparently, it makes you very thirsty). LMR <monsieurblob@hotmail.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > well? Yes, but it's HIGHLY unlikely. Here's a link to the facts at WedMD http://www.webmd.com/content/article/42/1671_51282.htm SignatureMargarita Salt "...practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good... motives are often more important than actions." -- Eleanore Roosevelt yes. It's in the method's file. some woman died because her doc told her to drink water, and she went a little...well.. overboard > yes. It's in the method's file. some woman died because her doc told > her to drink water, and she went a little...well.. overboard Here's another example... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/10/AR2005081001460.html District Officer Dies After Bike Ride Over-Hydration Cited as Factor By Del Quentin Wilber and David Brown Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, August 11, 2005; Page B01 A highly honored 25-year-old D.C. police officer died yesterday after he apparently drank too much water Tuesday while training to use a bicycle on patrol, police officials said. Doctors believe that hyponatremia, a sodium imbalance caused by drinking excessive amounts of fluid, most likely caused or contributed to the death of Officer James C. McBride, police officials said. McBride consumed as much as three gallons of water during and after the 12-mile training ride Tuesday morning, police said. Richard > well? yes, it's possible. my cousin was in a pward for her and she said there was this girl there who repeatedly drank a lot of water and went into seisures. i think that's how she got into the hospital, which beggs the question, why didn't they monitor her water intake? i think you have to be seriously obsessed with water to accomplish that. > well? Yes. A woman killed herself that way. As her mother had died of stomach cancer, she drank water constantly to wash any possible cancer out of her system. She would not regard any pleas, became all bloated, and ended up washing out her entire system. Also, not long ago there was a murder case where a four-year-old, I believe foster child, who sneaked some juice was forced to drink a gallon or two of water, which killed her. Cori > well? yes it is, your cells die, the stuff we need, the minerals etc...are dilluted to the point we can die. This happened to a teenager at a hazing, he drank I don't know how many gallons...of water...but his brain swoll up and he died > well? Yes, it can happen with well water though it doesn't have to be well water. You can screw up your electrolytes by drinking a huge excess of water. That can be rapidly fatal. SignatureFF
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