Can you drink to much water

LakeshiaReid
LakeshiaReid Posts: 6 Member
in Food and Nutrition
im excerising a lot and drinking a lot of water I drank a big one gallon bottle then 6 additional bottles i feel fine just peeing a lot just done want to over do it are start to gain weight

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,976 Member
    Drinking way too much water WILL affect electrolyte balance. However it's not usual and I've personally only heard it happen once.

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  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    Yes, you can. It's rare, but you can even kill yourself. Someone died in a radio station contest from drinking too much water, and holding her pee a few years ago.
  • LakeshiaReid
    LakeshiaReid Posts: 6 Member
    @cmtigger how much did she drink I had almost two gallons today???
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    I think more than that- but she also didn't pee. If you google "hold your wee for a wii" you can get more info.

    It's pretty rare, but can happen. I just can't understand why a radio station let the contest happen.

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