Can drinking to much water make you ill?!


Question: Can drinking to much water make you ill?
As a chef I work in a hot kitchen and drink allot of water, however recently i have been feeling terrible and stopped a few things to find out what was causing me to feel crappy and cut out water intake and have seen an improvement.

Answers:

Technically yes, because you can create an imbalance in your cells between the salt and the water (or something like that). BUT it takes a **** ton of water to do that. If you are really concerned, I wouldn't stop drinking the water, but I would counter it with some crackers or chips to balance it out.



If you drink enough liquid fast enough you can drown yourself from the inside out. If easing up on your water helps....drink a little less but be careful about becoming dehydrated. Nibble on something salty now and then might help.



Yes. You can even die from drinking too much water, as strange as it sounds. It's called water poisoning and happens in extreme circumstances.



If you drink LOADS of water you can get really ill, try just taking sips insted of gulps



yes but you have to drink lots and lots and lots, it may just be in your head.



yes,if you drink too much water your blood can become diluted and you can die.



Hi Yes, it can make your brain swell up, and that can be fatal.



talk to the doc about this then



yes but it takes gallons




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