I'm drinking 4-5 litres of water a day, Health risk?
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For about a week i've been drinking about 4-5 litres of water a day, I don't do any actual exercise ( other than walking, doing daily chores and what not ) and I wondered if this was a health risk, I know your supposed to drink atleast 2 litres a day.
No, it's fine.
I think I heard somewhere that some person died because they drank 27 litres in one day.
As long as you spread it out, you're good. Just don't drink it all at once or YOU FUCKING DIE.
As long as you don't chug it down ultra fast like a maniac, it's fine.
[QUOTE=protoAuthor;16366448]As long as you spread it out, you're good. Just don't drink it all at once or YOU FUCKING DIE.[/QUOTE]
You'll start regurgitating and puking it back up loooong before you risk death. It would take one extremely willpowered individual to die from drinking water.
You'll just piss out any excess water, you'll be fine
Great, good to know.
So far the only problems im getting is having to piss every 20 minutes..
hahahaha
let me put it this way, if your urine is completely clear, drink less
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[QUOTE=EltocV3;16366472]Great, good to know.
So far the only problems im getting is having to piss every 20 minutes..[/QUOTE]
that's bad, you can give yourself serious bladder issues
you don't want irritated prostate, trust me.
[QUOTE=professional;16366465]You'll start regurgitating and puking it back up loooong before you risk death. It would take one extremely willpowered individual to die from drinking water.[/QUOTE]
It's happened before, several times.
You are making your body water percentage increased.
Kids these days, they're 72% water
[QUOTE=thisispain;16366474]hahahaha
let me put it this way, if your urine is completely clear, drink less
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that's bad, you can give yourself serious bladder issues
you don't want irritated prostate, trust me.[/QUOTE]
Clear urine is a good sign that you are getting enough fluids. You must not be.
[QUOTE=thisispain;16366474]hahahaha
let me put it this way, if your urine is completely clear, drink less
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that's bad, you can give yourself serious bladder issues
you don't want irritated prostate, trust me.[/QUOTE]
It's always clear, except in the morning.
[QUOTE=professional;16366465]You'll start regurgitating and puking it back up loooong before you risk death. It would take one extremely willpowered individual to die from drinking water.[/QUOTE]
I've heard of people suiciding by water drinking. On purpose.
[QUOTE=Trogdon;16366503]You are making your body water percentage increased.
Kids these days, they're 72% water[/QUOTE]
It does explain why i've put on half a stone since i started drinking 5 litres a day a week ago...
[QUOTE=Trogdon;16366503]You are making your body water percentage increased.
Kids these days, they're 72% water[/QUOTE]
Aren't we normally, like, 80%?
Drinking too much will eventually drown you...
Wait, why do you drink so much water ?
I've drunk 4 litres one day, but i ran around that day, and it was extremely hot.
It's fine for you; your piss will be mistaken for fresh water. That's all.
[QUOTE=Waffler;16366535]Drinking too much will eventually drown you...[/QUOTE]
No, that's if water fills your LUNGS.
[QUOTE=gerard;16366543]Wait, why do you drink so much water ?[/QUOTE]
Maybe because he is healthy?
........
Well he said he has to piss every 20 minutes , which I don't think would be worth it
[QUOTE=o DefcoN o;16366505]Clear urine is a good sign that you are getting enough fluids. You must not be.[/QUOTE]
clear urine? clear urine is a sign of over-hydration, that's not good.
it's healthier than under-hydration
You shouldn't have to go to the bathroom more than 5-6 times a day. Going to the bathroom meaning that you can't take how much urine is in your bladder, not like "oh, I'm going out, I'll go to the bathroom just in case". It's bad to pass urine too often like one other poster said.
You might have psychogenic polydipsia.
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[QUOTE=thisispain;16366564]clear urine? clear urine is a sign of over-hydration, that's not good.
it's healthier than under-hydration[/QUOTE]
Yes you are correct.
Mah bad.
Go to your doctor and get a quick blood sugar test.
I started drinking like a fish, much like yourself a couple of years ago. A week later, I was in hospital with ketoacidosis - a side effect of type 1 diabetes.
yeah kidneys aren't pipes where the shit goes "just let that fucking through, i'm totally fine with that", it can only process about 1 liter of water every couple of hours
Water intoxication, be carefull
Apparently the kidneys can process 1 litre an hour on average, so, in theory. As long as i stay below 1 litre an hour i should be fine?
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