Water

Can a human being consume to much water?

Originally posted by Westside Mobster
Can a human being consume to much water?

Water intoxication
I saw something about it in Fortean times a couple of years ago.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article1059851.ece

Originally posted by leestatic
Water intoxication
I saw something about it in Fortean times a couple of years ago.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article1059851.ece

Good article. But what about if the person is relatively healthy (physically and mentally).

Originally posted by Westside Mobster
Good article. But what about if the person is relatively healthy (physically and mentally).

I doubt it, it's like the "can you strangle your self to death" debate, every cell in the body would be screaming to stop, i don't think you could push past that point being mentally sound, I'm not sure though if someone with Prader-Willi syndrome could drink themselves to death?

Originally posted by leestatic
I doubt it, it's like the "can you strangle your self to death" debate, every cell in the body would be screaming to stop, i don't think you could push past that point being mentally sound.

You would have a pretty much uncontrollable urge to vomit.

Jonny was a chemist

Jonny is no more

What Jonny thought was H20 was H2S04.

Originally posted by joe beyser
Jonny was a chemist

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I thought he was an accountant 😛

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_George_Haigh

Originally posted by leestatic
I thought he was an accountant 😛

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_George_Haigh

Acid is not involved. Or salt. When the 72 year old woman died, were her lungs full of so much water she actually "drowned".

Originally posted by Westside Mobster
Good article. But what about if the person is relatively healthy (physically and mentally).

It's possible:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication#Notable_cases

Originally posted by PBE6
It's possible:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication#Notable_cases

Thanks for the info..

Originally posted by Westside Mobster
Can a human being consume to much water?

The answer is yes.

A woman died in the U.S. a few years back from drinking too much water.

I think it was in California. She was in some water drinking contest. Not sure if she won or not.

Originally posted by mlprior
The answer is yes.

A woman died in the U.S. a few years back from drinking too much water.

I think it was in California. She was in some water drinking contest. Not sure if she won or not.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16614865/