TOO MUCH water? How bad is it to have about 20-24 cups of water? Will my body be!


Question: TOO MUCH water? How bad is it to have about 20-24 cups of water? Will my body be fine?
Yesterday my water intake was about 20-24 cups of water. My sister gave me some pills to restore my electrolytes, puss me eating some salt.

Answers:

Don't drink that much water, you can get water intoxication it is called Hyponatremia. You may want to google that word just for your own knowledge about what can happen from drinking too much water.
There is a calculator online that can tell you how much YOU should be drinking. Click this link for the calculator
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/hydra…

Good Luck



I should know this... but i forgot lol and yes there will be side effects of having too much water... just like all the rest... too much of everything is bad and to low of everything is bad... so its all about balance. :)

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There is a thing as drinking too much water but you are fine. Water is good for you. You could drink about a gallon a day and be fine. Just don't drink like 5 gallons a day and you will be fine.



Your blood can actually become diluted and you can die. Happened to a friend



I don't think can have to much water. But if you do then I believe you will just pee it out.



I drink A LOT of water... like a minimum of a gallon a day. You won't have any problems.



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